LEI Electronics 6 manual Saving a Map Border File

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7. Now move the mouse pointer off at an angle, in the new direction needed to follow the irregular terrain. You'll see that the active corridor border box now rotates around the last anchor point you set. This lets you move off in any direction, with the new segment of the corridor attached to the previous segments. Click to set your third anchor point.

8. Continue to click and add additional segments to your corridor until you reach your destination or have enclosed the desired area.

9. Click the right mouse button to stop drawing the corridor map. To close the map borders command,

click the CENTER MASTER MAP button.

Tip:

Finished corridor map.

•If you need to start over, you can erase a corridor border box. Click the CREATE MAP BORDERS button, then move the pencil point over one of the small handle boxes that appear along the centerline of the corridor. Right-click on a handle box to erase that segment's border. To erase an entire corridor map, click the handle boxes until the map is gone, or click the NEW MAP BORDER FILE button.

If you're satisfied with this map and want to finish processing it for use in your GPS unit, go on to the next lesson on "Saving a Map Border File."

Saving a Map Border File

Before you make your custom map, you must name and save your Map Border File. Here's how: (Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30.)

1.Click the SAVE MAP BORDERS button. The Save As dialog box appears.

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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