Handheld Export Tab; Helpful Tips - Apache Street Atlas USA 2005 User Manual

Handheld Export Tab

How do I export a map in Street Atlas USA for use on my handheld device?
Important: You must have Street Atlas USA 2005 Handheld or XMap
from DeLorme) to view raster and vector maps on your handheld device.
Use the following steps to export a map to a Palm OS or Pocket PC device.
1. In Street Atlas USA, click the Handheld Export tab. The Handheld Export dialog area displays.
2. Use the Search text box to find the desired export area or select a pre-determined area from the available
list.
3. Click Go To. The map centers on the area you selected. The default export area displays as shaded
rectangles.
4. If you want to accept the shaded rectangles as the export area, click Select.
OR
If you want to modify the default export area, click Edit and select or clear the rectangles you want to
include/exclude. Then, click Select.
5. Select if you want to export the map with regional or street detail (street detail is routable).
6. Click Save. The exported map is then listed in the saved map list on the right side of the tab area.
7. Select the map from the saved map list and then click Sync to export the map to your handheld device.

Helpful Tips

The following are helpful hints for using various functions of Street Atlas USA. Some of the hints are available as a
pop-up tutorial when you click on a related function within the program.
Selecting the "don't show again" check box in a pop-up tutorial ensures that pop-up will not display
whenever you click on its related function. If you change your mind and want to view the pop-up
tutorials later, click the Reset All Pop-up Tutorials option in the Street Atlas USA Help menu. If
you want to disable all of the pop-up tutorials so they do not display, click the Shut Off All Pop-up
Tutorials option in the Help menu.
If you want to...
Zoom the map out/in quickly
Pan the map quickly
Update the coordinate format that
displays in the Control Panel
Adjust the size of the tab area
Show, hide, or reorder tabs
Stop a page in a multi-page map
from printing
Create a route using a road you
have added to the map with the
Draw tab
Join/break linear objects on the
map
View a GPS log on the map
Determine the difference between
adding and inserting Stops/Vias
Use this tip...
You can drag the map cursor in an up-left direction to zoom the map out
or drag it in a down-right direction to zoom the map in.
If you position your cursor on the edge of the map, it becomes a white
hand that you can use to drag the map to the desired location.
You can update your measurement preferences at any time using the Units
subtab in the Map Display tab.
You can adjust the size of the tab area by dragging the top or right side of
the tab area.
You can use the Tab Manager option in the Help menu to show, hide, or
reorder tabs.
If you do not want to print all the pages in a multi-page map, you can click
the page(s) you do not want to print on the Layout graphic.
When drawing a routable road, be sure to click each existing road it
crosses to ensure that routing can be done on the new road. When you
open a track you've imported from your GPS device, be sure to join the
imported line with existing lines by right-clicking the intersection(s) and
selecting Manage Draw/Join.
You can join and break linear objects using keys on your keyboard. Select
the item(s) you want to join/break (press the SHIFT key to select multiple
items) and then press CTRL+N to join or CTRL+B to break.
You can use the Draw tab to import a GPS log file and view it as a line
object on the map.
When Stops/Vias are added to a route, they are placed in the order they
were added to the route. When Stops/Vias are inserted in a route, Street
Atlas USA places them in the order they would be approached between
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