LEI Electronics 6 manual Creating Corridor Map Borders, Handle Box Mouse Pointer Map Border

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Handle Box

Mouse Pointer

Map Border

Click and drag to draw a Map Border around Corpus Christi Bay area.

4.When the green border surrounds the desired area, release the mouse button.

5.To stop the command, click the CENTER MASTER MAP button.

If you are satisfied with this map and want to finish processing it for use in your GPS unit, skip forward to the lesson on "Saving a Map Border File" on page 39.

MapCreate can also draw a polygon-shaped border useful for following an irregularly shaped route, lake or other geographic feature. These corridor maps are also drawn with the Create Map Borders command, and we tell you how in the next lesson.

Tip:

If you need to start over, you can erase a map border box. Click the CREATE MAP BORDERS button, then move the pencil point over one of the small handle boxes that appear at each corner of the green box. Right-click on a handle box to erase the border. Or, you can click the NEW MAP BORDER FILE button to clear all map borders.

Creating Corridor Map Borders

A corridor map lets you twist and turn your borders to enclose irregularly shaped geographic features. Here's how: (Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30.)

1.Center the Master Map display on the area you want to include in your custom map. Click the CENTER MASTER MAP cross-hair

button, then click the cross-hair mouse pointer on the area you want centered.

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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 Cities AirportsCountries County/Parish Marine NavaidsPOI-Marine POI-ServicesPOI-Restaurants POI-ShoppingAppendix 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