Adding An Item To Favorites; Customizing Pages; Customizing The Layout Of A Smartmode Or Combination Page; Adding A Smartmode Layout - Garmin GPSMAP A12 Owner's Manual

each display, making each page different on each display. When
you change the layout of a page in one display, the changes
appear on only that display. When you change the name and
symbol of the layout, those changes appear on all displays in
the station, to maintain a consistent appearance.

Adding an Item to Favorites

1
From the home screen, select a category from the right.
2
Hold a button on the left.
The item is added to the Favorites home screen category.

Customizing Pages

Customizing the Layout of a SmartMode or
Combination Page
You can customize the layout and data shown in the
combination pages and SmartMode layouts. When you change
the layout of a page in a display you are interacting with, the
change appears only on that display, except for the SmartMode
name and symbol. When you change the SmartMode name or
symbol for the layout, the new name or symbol appears on all
displays in the station.
1
Open a page to customize.
2
Select Menu.
3
Select Edit Layout or Edit Combo.
4
Select an option:
• To change the name, select Name or Name & Symbol >
Name, enter a new name, and select Done.
• To change the SmartMode symbol, select Name &
Symbol > Symbol, and select a new symbol.
• To change the number of functions shown and the layout
of the screen, select Layout, and select an option.
• To change the function of a portion of the screen, select
the window to change, and select a function from the list
on the right.
• To change how the screens are split, drag the arrows to a
new location.
• To change the data shown on the page and additional
data bars, select Overlays, and select an option.
TIP: While viewing a screen with data overlay, hold an
overlay box to quickly change the data in it.
• To assign a preset to a portion of the SmartMode screen,
select Presets > Include, and select a preset from the list
on the right.

Adding a SmartMode Layout

You can add SmartMode layouts to suit your needs. Each
customization made to one SmartMode layout for the home
screen in a station appears on all displays in the station.
1
From the home screen, select SmartMode™ > Menu > Add
Layout.
2
Select an option:
• To change the name, select Name & Symbol > Name,
enter a new name, and select Done.
• To change the SmartMode symbol, select Name &
Symbol > Symbol, and select a new symbol.
• To change the number of functions shown and the layout
of the screen, select Layout, and select an option.
• To change the function of a portion of the screen, select
the window to change, and select a function from the list
on the right.
• To change how the screens are split, drag the arrows to a
new location.
• To change the data shown on the page and additional
data bars, select Overlays, and select an option.
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• To assign a preset to a portion of the SmartMode screen,
select Presets > Include, and select a preset from the list
on the right.

Creating a New Combination Page

You can create a custom combination page to suit your needs.
1
Select Combos > Menu > Add Combo.
2 Select a window.
3
Select a function for the window.
4 Repeat these steps for each window of the page.
5
Drag the arrows to resize the windows.
6 Hold a window to rearrange it.
7
Hold a data field to select new data.
8 Select Layout, and select a layout.
9
Select Name, enter a name for the page, and select Done.
10 Select Overlays, and select which data to show.
11
Select Done when you have finished customizing the page.

Deleting a Combination Page

1
Select Combos > Menu > Delete Combo.
2 Select a combination.

Customizing the Data Overlays

You can customize the data in the data overlays
screen.
1
Select an option based on the type of screen you are
viewing:
• From a full screen view, select Menu > Edit Overlays.
• From a combination screen, select Menu > Edit Combo >
Overlays.
• From a SmartMode screen, select Menu > Edit Layout >
Overlays.
TIP: To quickly change the data shown in an overlay box,
hold the overlay box.
2
Select an item to customize the data and data bar:
• To change the data shown in an overlay box, select the
overlay box, select the new data to show, and select
Back.
• To select the location and layout of the data overlay bar,
select Data, and select an option.
• To customize the information shown when navigating,
select Navigation, and select an option.
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