LEI Electronics 6 manual Saving a GPS Data File

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•In a hurry? You can erase a route by deleting each waypoint, one after the other. Click the CENTER MASTER MAP button, then move the cross-hair pointer over a route waypoint and right-click. In the pop- up menu, click the DELETE WAYPOINT command. MapCreate erases the waypoint and the magenta line linking the waypoint to the route.

Now that you've created all the GPS information you want, you need to prepare it for use in your GPS unit. We'll do that in the next lesson, "Saving a GPS Data File."

Saving a GPS Data File

GPS Data Files can contain any combination of GPS information, including waypoints, event marker icons, routes and trails. MapCreate and your GPS unit store all their GPS data in the same file format, so it's easy to move this information back and forth. Here's how: (Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30.)

1.Click the SAVE GPS DATA FILE button. The Save As dialog box appears.

Save GPS Data File dialog box.

2.Type a name in the File Name text box, select your card reader's drive letter in the SAVE IN text box, and click SAVE.

Congratulations, you've made your first GPS Data File! The file was placed directly on your MMC or Secure Digital card. If you wish to keep the file on your hard drive, use Windows Explorer and your MMC card reader to copy the GPS Data File to the "data" sub-folder located within the MapCreate folder on your hard drive. You can now start another GPS Data File (click NEW GPS DATA FILE button) or you can close

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Contents MapCreate6 LEI Extras Inc PO BOX Catoosa, OK USA Table of Contents Center Master Map Creating Rectangle Map Borders Creating Corridor Map BordersIntroduction Page How MapCreate Works File Formats & Functions GPS Data File Atlas File Page Custom Map File Size and Build Time Examples Cursor over Pop-up Exit symbol Box Mapping Detail Theres more here than meets the eyeHow to use this manual typographical conventions Cursor over POI symbol Pop-up boxMouse Page Installation Types System RequirementsInstalling MapCreate USA-West disc Data overlap area USA-East discType 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 desktop To add a direct shortcut to your Start MenuSection 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 Creating Corridor Map Borders Handle Box Mouse Pointer Map BorderPoint 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 Countries AirportsCities County/Parish Marine NavaidsPOI-Restaurants POI-ServicesPOI-Marine 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 How to Obtain Service… For Lowrance 800-324-1356. For EagleAccessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site