LEI Electronics 6 manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Sec. 1: Introduction	1
How Mapcreate Works	3
File Formats & Functions	4
Map Border File	4
Custom Map File	4
GPS Data File	5
Ascii Text File	5
GPS Data Manger (GDM) File	5
Atlas File	6
GPS Unit Compatibility	6
Important Notes About File Size	6
Mapping Detail: There's More Here than Meets the Eye	8
Find Highway Exit Services	9
Find Points of Interest	9
Find an Address	10
How to Use this Manual: Typographical Conventions	10
Sec. 2: Installing Mapcreate 6.2	13
System Requirements	13
Installation Types	13
Installing Mapcreate	14
Care of your Mapcreate CDs	18
Starting Mapcreate (Easy Mode and Advanced Mode)	19
Sec. 3: Working with Mapcreate	21
Easy Mode Quick Start Reference	21
Advanced Mode Quick Start Reference	22
Starting Mapcreate	23
The Mapselect Screen	24
The Mapcreate Screen	25
Closing Mapcreate	27
Mapcreate Screen Components	27
Master Map Window	27
Main Menu	29
Toolbar	29
Map Category Options Window	30
Waypoint List Window	31
Icon List Window	32
Route List Window	32
Route Waypoint List Window	33
Trail List Window	34
Moving around the Master Map	34
Pan Arrows	34
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Contents MapCreate6 LEI Extras Inc PO BOX Catoosa, OK USA Table of Contents Creating Rectangle Map Borders Creating Corridor Map Borders Center Master MapIntroduction Page How MapCreate Works File Formats & Functions GPS Data File Atlas File Page Custom Map File Size and Build Time Examples Mapping Detail Theres more here than meets the eye Cursor over Pop-up Exit symbol BoxCursor over POI symbol Pop-up box How to use this manual typographical conventionsMouse Page System Requirements Installation TypesUSA-West disc Data overlap area USA-East disc Installing MapCreateType D\setup.exe where D is the drive letter for your CD-ROM Page Page Care of your MapCreate CDs Starting MapCreate Easy Mode and Advanced Mode To add a direct shortcut to your Start Menu To add a direct shortcut to your desktopSection Working With MapCreate Advanced Mode Quick Start Reference Starting MapCreate MapSelect Screen MapCreate Screen MapCreate 6 opening screen Closing MapCreate Tips Selected Symbol Tip Box Map Category Options Window Tip Icon List Window Route Waypoint List Window Moving Around the Master Map Zoom Box Cross-hair Creating Rectangle Map Borders Handle Box Mouse Pointer Map Border Creating Corridor Map BordersPoint Saving a Map Border File Creating a Custom Map File Building Map Progress dialog box Save As dialog box appears Creating a Waypoint Delete Waypoint Creating an Icon Tip Creating a Route Tip Tips Saving a GPS Data File Creating a Corridor Map From a Route Borders around Route command Corridor Width slider bar Creating a Route From a Trail Plot Trail shown in green Page Appendix 1 MapCreate Command List Help Topics Command Search a Help document for the term map border Page County/Parish Marine Navaids AirportsCities CountriesPOI-Shopping POI-ServicesPOI-Marine POI-RestaurantsAppendix MapCreate 6 Symbol Key Page Page POI Appendix 4 Considerations When Planning Highway Routes Page Page Page LEI Databases License Agreement Databases Limited Warranty LEI Software License Agreement ONE-YEAR Media Warranty For Lowrance 800-324-1356. For Eagle How to Obtain Service…Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site