Navigator 4.0 Help Table of Contents Foreword Part I Introduction 1 Installation ........................... 4 2 Running Navigator for the first time ........................... 5 3 Opening a map ........................... 6 4 Exiting Navigator ........................... 7 Part II Using Navigator 1 Navigator Overview ...........................
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Contents Part III Importing Data 1 Importing your database ........................... 63 2 Updating your database ........................... 71 3 Deleting your database ........................... 72 Part IV Configuring Navigator 1 Application ........................... 76 2 Bubble ........................... 77 3 GPS ........................... 78 4 Map ...........................
Introduction Introduction Installation Run SETUP.EXE from the installation CD and follow the on-screen instructions. At the end of the installation process you have the option to Navigator CE for Pocket PC PDAs. A prerequisite for Navigator CE is that MS ActiveSync is installed and the PDA connected. You can install Navigator CE at a later point by invoking it from the Windows start menu (Start/Programs/Navigator/Install Navigator CE).
Introduction If you leave the mouse pointer over a toolbar button for more than 1 second a help bubble will pop up with a brief description of what the button does. Note that if a button is greyed out it cannot be used. Opening a map To display a new map click the button on the left of the toolbar.
Navigator 4.0 Help In the Select Map dialog box click to choose the map you want. You can select any combination of countries in the list but only those that are installed. To select all the countries select Europe at the top.
Navigator 4.0 Help Using Navigator Navigator Overview Once a map is loaded you will see something like this: As you can see the window is divided into two panes, the input pane on the left and the map view on the right.
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Using Navigator Lets go through these items one by one. Show legend If you have clicked over a map layer the Show legend item will be visible, otherwise it is greyed out. Click this item if you want to modify the look or visibility of the layer you clicked over. Undo map position Undo the last map operation - zoom, move, rotate etc..
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Navigator 4.0 Help Select one of the following: Zoom in/out Change the cursor mode to zoom mode. Use this mode to zoom in or out of user selected rectangles. Grabber hand Change the cursor mode to grabber hand. Use this mode to move the map using click and drag operations.
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Using Navigator Set destination Make the point on the map where you clicked the end of your route. A route destination icon will be added to the map and the input pane will automatically change to the routing tab. Set home point Make the point on the map where you clicked the end of your Home Point, a feature designed to save you time.
Navigator 4.0 Help Copy as waypoint(s) Make the pushpin a waypoint on a route Copy as route start Make the pushpin the end of a route Copy as home point Make the pushpin the Home Point If you have clicked over a route point then the following option will be visible:...
Using Navigator the factor of zoom will be. Key shortcuts The F5 and F6 keys can be used to zoom in and out of the map quickly. Press F5 to zoom in and F6 to zoom out. 2.2.3 Moving the map There are several ways of moving the map around.
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Navigator 4.0 Help The blank areas will be redrawn in when you release the button. You can also switch between the grabber hand and the zoom cursor by pressing the space bar. Map overview From the input pane select Overview. The current map view is shown as the purple rectangle in the map overview.
Using Navigator 2.2.4 Bubble When you click on an object on the map an information bubble should appear as shown above. The bubble shows details of the object you clicked on - in this case Spital Street in Dartford. Because the map is made up of layers, you may have clicked over several objects.
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Navigator 4.0 Help You can click and drag the bounding box to move the map around. If you have rotated the map or have map rotation set through GPS the bounding box will automatically rotate to in sync with the map view. The brighter edge of the bounding box signifies the top of the map view.
Using Navigator Click the + next to a layer to see all its sub-layers. Simply select which layers to show/hide by toggling the check box next to them. Click OK to exit and keep the changes. 2.3.2 Search The search tab allows you to search all map databases, except postcodes (see postcode tab).
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Navigator 4.0 Help streets beginning with the word 'Abbey' but also all other points of interest. For example, this search will also find the Abbey Visitor Centre in Bury St Edmunds, the Abbey Hill Golf Club in Milton Keynes and many more. To narrow the search to one or more databases check the Show categories option.
Using Navigator Now you have narrowed the search to only look up the Golf Course database, and only Golf course results will be shown. Note that the amount of fields you can search has increased even further. Restrict countries If you have several countries installed it is possible to restrict a search to particular countries. Tick this check box and select which countries should be searched.
Navigator 4.0 Help Type the postcode you are looking for in the postcode field. Remember to delimit the two part of a postcode with a space - e.g. TN13 1WY. You do not have to fill in the postcode in its entirety. To find all postcodes in TN13, just type in TN13 and click the Find button.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Different route point are denoted by different icons on the map. Departure Destination Waypoint To change the order of a route point select it in the list and use the Move Up and Move Down buttons. Move a point to the top of the list to make it the departure and to the bottom to make it the destination of your route.
Using Navigator When a route is calculated it will be highlighted on the map, and the itinerary displayed in the output pane. Navigate Instead of clicking Find Route you can click Navigate. This will start voice driven, step by step navigation.
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Navigator 4.0 Help To customise a particular layer you can either select it from the list or right click over an object on the map and select Show Legend. This automatically bring you the right place in the list. The list is ordered first in major categories, like Streets, Railways and so on. Each of these categories has several layers.
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Using Navigator All drawers have the following common attributes: id - internal Navigator id which cannot be edited. maximal zoom - the top zoom at which the drawer remains visible, i.e. the point at which it disappears from the map as you zoom out. minimal zoom - the lowest zoom at which the drawer remains visible, i.e.
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Navigator 4.0 Help round bevel line width - the width of the line. The larger the number the thicker the line. minimum width - as you zoom out the line representing a street gets thinner. Use this value to stop the line from shrinking beyond a certain pixel width.
Using Navigator Font - select the font type and size. Color - select the font colour. If you tick the draw Frame check box then the text will be displayed in a frame. The frame border and colour can also be selected here. Align - how the text is aligned in regard to its geographical position.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Each result appears as a new tab in the output window. Here we can see two searches have been performed, one for 'Abbey' in search and a previous one for a postcode. Each result tab is divided into two lists. On the left is a category list.
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Using Navigator Settings/Search+++. Click a category in the list to see its matching records. The list on the rights list all records that match the search criteria for the category you selected. The columns listed may vary from category to category. For example, the Roads and Streets category has Name, Type and Details columns but Museums will contain Street, Number, City and Phone columns.
Navigator 4.0 Help To add the selected record as a point on your route select one of the options from this menu. You can also make it the home point, a feature designed to save you time. This point will automatically add as the opposite end of the journey.
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Using Navigator The itinerary is shown in several columns. Town - The town in which the street is located Number - The road number is there is one for that street. Name - the name/number of each road on the route Type - the road type of each street on the route.
Navigator 4.0 Help Show on map - displays the selected item on the map Copy to clipboard - copies the selected line to the clipboard for use in other applications Set as closed - this will set the road you clicked on as closed. If you now recalculate the route the routing engine will avoid it.
Using Navigator Each time you select to show an object on the map it will be listed here. The list is broken into two categories: Database and Routing. Routing contains a list of all current routes and Database contains a list of all object highlighted through searches. If you find that your map view is cluttered with too many highlights then this is the place to remove them.
Navigator 4.0 Help If your unit is recognised then GPS tracking will start straight away. Your position is represented by an arrow on the map and the output window shows the data coming from your receiver. To keep your position always on screen select Tools/GPS/Centre GPS from the menu.
Using Navigator The slider at the top controls the replay position, the left being the beginning and the end on the right. You can move to jump to positions in the replay. Click the two buttons below the slider to pause or end the replay. To change the replay speed go to Settings/GPS/Replay.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Navigator will now calculate a route to your destination (according to the parameters in Setting/Navigation/Route optimisation). The screen layout will change to Navigation mode giving you a better overview of the map and the next maneuver. There are two forms of guidance, voice and visual.
Using Navigator Keeping the GPS icon on screen When a GPS signal is received your position will be automatically displayed on the map. To keep your position always on screen select Tools/GPS/Centre GPS from the menu. This is selected by default. One unique feature that navigator has, is the ability to rotate the map as you drive.
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Navigator 4.0 Help menu. The following option dialog will appear. Here you can select what type of export you wish to perform. The top three option let you export a map section only. The last two options let you export a route.
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Using Navigator This dialog lets you select which map layers you want to export. All layers with a tick next to them will be exported. Note that all the layers have sub layers which can be selected/deselected individually. To see these click the '+' next to the layer you want. Click Next to continue.
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Navigator 4.0 Help To select an already existing folder click Browse. Click Next to continue. Navigator will now display the progress of the export You can cancel the process at any time by clicking Cancel. If successful you should see,...
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Using Navigator Exporting a route Here you have two choices: found route and its route corridor - exports the navigation data for the route selected below and a user defined map area either side of the route. found route only - exports the navigation data only for the route selected below. Select one and click Next to continue.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Enter where you want the data to be exported to, what you want the map to be called (Map name) and a name for the navigation data (Navigation name). To select an already existing folder click Browse.
Using Navigator If successful you should see, Click Finish and copy the maps to your PDA. Copying Maps to your PDA If you did not export directly to your PDA but to a folder on your PC, then you need to copy that folder to My Documents on the Pocket PC or a storage card.
Navigator 4.0 Help Toolbar 2.8.1 Toolbar buttons - Open a map - Close map - Copy map to clipboard - Print map - Save map as image Routing and navigation - Set route departure on the map - Set route waypoint on the map...
Using Navigator - Tile map windows - Cascade map windows Settings - Configure Navigator Map Controls - Zoom in - Zoom out - Zoom in to maximum detail - Zoom out to overview - Centre map - Rotate map - Reset map rotation to north up - Undo last map operation - Redo last Undo 2.8.2...
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Navigator 4.0 Help This dialog is divided into two sections. The list on the left contains all available tools and groups and the list on the right the currently selected groups and the tools they contain. To see the tools in a group click the '+' next to it.
Using Navigator expand Cursor modes. Select the Grabber hand tool and click Add action. This will add the grabber hand tool to the My Tools group. Perform the same operation again, but this time with the Zoom in/out tool. Now click OK. This will add a new tool group to the toolbar. You can move it by clicking and dragging the vertical double lines to the left of the group.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Now we are ready to add the pushpin. You can initiate this action in several ways: - from the menu Tools/Select Target/Add Pushpin - click on the add pushpin button in the toolbar - right click on the map and select Add Pushpin from the...
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Using Navigator Both methods will bring up the following dialog. There are two text boxes to fill in here. The pushpin name is the name that will appear in the list of user object and as label on the map. You can also add a short Description with further details about the pushpin.
Navigator 4.0 Help 2.9.2 User Object List To display the User Object list click in the toolbar or select View/Show user object list from the menu. The list will appear in the Output Pane. The type column list the different user objects categories. Categories are only visible if there are user objects defined in them.
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Using Navigator Click Highlight to zoom in on the pushpin and highlight it. Click Zoom in to show the pushpin on the map. Click Delete to remove the pushpin from the list and the map. Moving the mouse pointer over Copy as will reveal a Routing point sub menu, which in turn reveals options to set the current user pushpin as a point in a route or a home point.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Click Delete to remove the route point from the list and the map. Moving the mouse pointer over Copy as will reveal a Copy as pushpin item which lets you add a pushpin at the coordinates of the waypoint.
Using Navigator If you have set a search area it will appear here. Right clicking on a road reveals the following options: Click Highlight to zoom in on the area and highlight it. Click Zoom in to show the area on the map. Click Delete to remove the area from the list and the map.
Navigator 4.0 Help Click Delete to remove the pushpin from the list and the map. 2) From the map Make sure that the pushpin you want to delete is shown in the map pane. Select the Delete a pushpin from the map button from the toolbar .
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Using Navigator If you want to bookmark the current view select Bookmark position from the list. You will now see the Remember your map position dialog. In the textbox enter the name for the position mark and click OK. It will now appear in the File menu under Position marks. To go to the saved position simply click on it in the list.
Navigator 4.0 Help it from the drop down menu. You can now do one of three things: Show position - go to the saved position on the map. Save current position - change the saved position for the current map view.
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Using Navigator - Embassy - Exhibition Centre - Museum - Ferry Terminal - Petrol Station - Golf Course - Dentist - Doctor - Hospital/Polyclinic - Pharmacy - Hotel or Motel - Rest Area - Tourist Information Office - Music Centre - Nightlife - Parking Area - Parking Garage...
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Navigator 4.0 Help - Car Repair Facility - Shopping Centre - Shop - Sports Centre - Stadium - Tennis Court - Railway Station - Toll - Veterinarian - Scenic/Panoramic View - Winery - Place of Worship - Yacht Basin - Zoo...
Navigator 4.0 Help Importing Data This feature is only enabled in Navigator Professional - to upgrade Navigator to the professional version please contact us. Importing your database To initiate the import procedure select Tools/Import wizard from the Navigator menu. The first import wizard screen will now appear.
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Importing Data From the Driver Type drop down menu select the type of database that you want to import. If your database type is not listed you can try to import through an ODBC connection. The easiest way to import data in to Navigator is from a DBase (dbf) type database. You can export tables to dbf from most commonly used applications including Microsoft Access and Excel.
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Navigator 4.0 Help In order to import data to the right locations on the map it is necessary to tell Navigator how to geocode it. From the Coordinate System drop down menu select what type of information your database contains. If your data already contains geographical coordinates select the type you are using.
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Importing Data This dialog lets you specify how to your data should be represented on the map. If you are happy for all records to be represented by a single icon leave the Source Data Column drop down menu as [single icon for all records].
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Navigator 4.0 Help To add a new icon group click Add row. Under Condition Value enter the value which distinguishes one group from the next. Under Icon file select an icon to represent that group. Ideally each group should be represented be a different icon.
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Importing Data here you can select which columns will be visible on the map (as text labels) and in the user object list (Table). If you want to be able to amend data in Navigator select the edit check box for the field in question.
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Navigator 4.0 Help There are three option here. On application start - Navigator will update from the source database every time it starts Every - Navigator will update from the source database at regular intervals Do not schedule - Navigator will not automatically update. Update can still be performed manually.
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Importing Data This dialog outlines the import settings you have just selected. If you are not happy with any of the values click < Back and ammend them. Select the Import database now checkbox to import you data immediately or deselect it to import at a later date. Click Finish.
Navigator 4.0 Help Now you should see the import progress dialog. Any unplaced records will be listed. To terminate the import process click Cancel import. Updating your database If you have not set to update your database automatically and want to update it manually then select Tools/Import update from the Navigator menu.
Importing Data From the drop down menu select which database you want to update and click Run import. Deleting your database There are two ways to remove imported data from Navigator. To delete all data but leave the import settings intact select Tools/Import update from the Navigator menu.
Configuring Navigator Configuring Navigator To customise Navigator to your needs use the Settings dialog. Bring up this dialog by selecting Tools/Settings from the menu. This dialog is made of two parts. On the left an icon list, where you can select which part of Navigator you want to customise.
Navigator 4.0 Help Save user objects on exit - select this option if you want to keep any pushpins, you added to map, for future Navigator use. Unit system Toggles the use of metric (kilometres, metres and litres) or imperial units (miles, yards and gallons).
Configuring Navigator There are three tabs available here, one for setting up communication with a GPS device and one for setting up replay of previously recorded journeys. General Device communication Communication protocol - Select the data output protocol of your device. In the vast majority of cases this means NMEA Port - Select which port your device is attached to.
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Navigator 4.0 Help GPS positions list Set the maximum number of position shown in the GPS output pane. Replay Live speed replay - select this option to replay a file at the same speed at which it was recorded. Accelerate replay - select this option to replay a file at a higher speed than that at which it was recorded.
Configuring Navigator Here you can set which information to display on the map along with the current GPS Position. Icon Bubble - tick which information you want to see in a label on the map next to the GPS position icon.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Panning Area Set how far from the edge of the map pane the panning chevrons appear, as a percentage of the total window. A higher value means that the chevrons appear further away from the edge. Set this value to zero to removing panning entirely.
Configuring Navigator Projection Changing the projection of a map will change its shape on screen. Type of co-ordinates shown in status bar Change the coordinates displayed in the status bar as you move the mouse pointer over the map. Navigation Here you can change the behaviour of the navigation/voice guidance feature of Navigator.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Lost along route Select whether you want Navigator to automatically recompute your route if you stray away from your original route. Navigation information to next maneuvre/end of route Select how you want information about how far away you are from the next maneuvre to be...
Configuring Navigator This section lest you choose which layers to display in the maneuvre view. Selecting fewer layers can have a beneficial effect by making the map look less cluttered. You can choose which layers to display by ticking the check boxes next to them. All layers with a '+' next to them have sublayers which can also be selected and unselected.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Results Set the maximum number of routing results you want to see in the output pane at any one time. Fuel consumption Set the fuel consumption parameters for your car. If you have set Navigator to imperial measurements then consumption is displayed in miles per gallon, otherwise, when set to metric units it is shown in litres per kilometre.
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Configuring Navigator Use this tab to change average speeds and preferences for 'fastest' route calculations. From the drop down menu select a road type to amend. Move the Preference slider to the right to increase preference and make Navigator favour that type of road in your route calculations. You can also set the average speeds in and out of urban areas.
Navigator 4.0 Help Search Maximum search results Set the maximum number of search results you want to see in the output pane at any one time. Maximum records found (per category) To speed up Navigator searches you can limit the maximum number of records it will look for in each category.
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Configuring Navigator Selection set Select the type of highlight you wish to amend. Number of colours Set the maximum number of colours for the selected highlight type. If you display more highlighted objects than the number of colours selected the first colour will be used again. Click the Colour column in the list to change to another colour.
Navigator CE Opening a map may take time, depending on how big the map is. If you have exported a map along a route then it will look something like this: Controlling the map Once a map has been opened, move around in the same way as you would with Navigator on a PC. In the toolbar you will see a magnifying glass symbol.
Navigator 4.0 Help rectangle. Then simply tap the screen inside the rectangle to zoom in or outside it to zoom out. To move the map click the magnifying glass on the toolbar. It should now change to a grabber hand symbol.
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Navigator CE Once you have connected with your device, a position should appear on the map (assuming the GPS device has acquired a signal). Rotation - select this feature is you want the map to rotate in the direction of travel. This way your driving direction is always towards the top of the screen which makes the map easier to read.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Show - display the odometer on screen, below the map. Private counter - Start accumulating private mileage. When you select this item mileage will begin to be added to the private counter. Business counter - Start accumulating private mileage. When you select this item mileage will begin to be added to the business counter.
Navigator CE Navigation To open an exported route for voice navigation select Nav/Navigation from the menu. The Open navigation dialog will appear. Select the route you want to take and click OK. If your GPS device is connected then voice instructions will start guiding you when you start driving.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Note that on the standard version of Navigator CE you will be warned when you deviate from your route but a new route will not be recalculated. You can choose to display the itinerary showing you several maneuvers ahead by selecting Nav/Itinerary from the menu.
Navigator CE Navigator CE settings To access the settings dialog, select Tools/Settings from the menu. This tab is where you set up Navigator CE to work with a GPS device. Protocol - Select the data output protocol of your device. In the vast majority of cases this means NMEA.
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Navigator 4.0 Help Units System - Shows which units the use of metric (kilometres, metres) or imperial units (miles, yards). Odometer - select the use odometer check box is you want to enable mileage tracking. This is useful for mileage allowances etc.
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Navigator CE Here you can change Navigation settings. You are lost when you are X meters away from route - after you stray more than the set distance (in meters) you will get a 'You are lost' warning. Voice Navigation - set at which distances before the next maneuver you want the voice prompts to be played.
FAQ's FAQ's Will Navigator work with my GPS device? When I connect my GPS device the mouse starts jumping around uncontrollably. What can be done? When I start GPS tracking I get a message 'GPS data out of map boundaries'. What is wrong? How can I tell which COM port my GPS device is connected to? Q: Will Navigator work with my GPS device? A: Navigator will work with any GPS device that can output NMEA data.
Navigator 4.0 Help Exporting a map Index Exporting route - F - - A - Find nearest Find Route Accelerate replay Free shape Add action Fuel consumption Add pushpin Fuel cost Add row Fullscreen Add Toolbar Add waypoint - G -...
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Index Map overview Runtime Maximum distance from a street when searching along route - S - Maximum records found (per category) Maximum search results Scale adjuster Maximum zoom limit Schedule import updates Mouse sensitivity Scroll bars Search - N - Search Results Select Map Navigation...
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