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DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2011 User Manual (405 pages)
Brand:
DeLorme
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Getting Started
13
Welcome to Street Atlas USA
13
What's New in Street Atlas USA
14
Frequently Asked Questions
14
Helpful Tips
21
Handheld Export
22
Activating Advanced/Simplified File Management
24
Glossary Terms
25
Basic Functions
30
Zooming in and out
30
Panning/Centering the Map
31
Copying Your Map to the Clipboard
32
Saving a Map as a Bitmap or JPEG Image
32
Measuring Distance and Area
34
Chart of Supported Coordinate Formats
35
Searching Tips
36
Exiting the Program
37
About the Interface
37
Tab Area
37
Control Panel
38
Overview Map
39
Toolbar
39
Using the Help System
40
Help Overview
40
Using the Help System
41
Help Documentation Conventions
42
User Guide
43
Tutorials
45
Tutorial: Downloading Imagery
45
Tutorial: Creating a Route
49
Tutorial: Routing with GPS - Tab View
51
Tutorial: Routing with GPS - Navmode
53
Tutorial: Finding Points of Interest
57
Tutorial: Phone Tab Results by Road
59
Tutorial: Routing with Xdata Points
62
Tutorial: Using Route Avoids
64
Tutorial: Using Mapshare
67
Tutorial: Using Portable Maps
71
Map Legend
79
Using the Toolbar
83
Showing/Hiding Toolbar Options
83
Reordering the Toolbar Options
83
To Create New Map Files
83
To Open a Map File
83
To Save a Map File
84
To Print
84
To Print the Map Screen
84
To Share Maps
84
To Share Online with Eartha Community Atlas
84
To Send Static Maps to Your Portable Media Player
84
To Create a Route
85
To Start/Stop Your GPS Connection
85
To Exchange Files with a GPS or PDA
86
To Use GPS Navmode
86
To Grab and Pan the Map
86
To Measure Distance
86
To View Imagery
87
To Get Information about a Location
88
To Choose Options
89
To Add Images to a GPS Location
89
Customizing the Map and Tab Display
91
Display Options Overview
91
Customizing the Interface
91
Displaying Basic Map Features
92
Customizing the Map Feature Preferences
93
Changing the Map Colors
94
Changing the Map Magnification Level
95
Changing How Pois Display on the Map
95
Setting Units of Measure Preferences
97
Resizing the Map and Tab Areas
98
Showing or Hiding Tabs
100
Importing/Exporting Tab Manager Preferences
101
Reordering the Tabs
102
Using Keyboard Shortcuts
103
Selecting a Keyboard Shortcut Scheme
103
Creating a New Custom Scheme
103
Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts in a Custom Scheme
104
Customizing a Delorme Scheme
105
Renaming a Custom Scheme
106
Deleting a Custom Scheme
106
Importing a Custom Scheme
107
Exporting a Custom Scheme
107
Searching for Commands
107
Viewing All of the Shortcut Keys for a Scheme
108
Viewing Map Data
109
Saving Data to Your Hard Drive
109
Connecting Data
109
Showing Roads in Raster Data
110
Using Map Files
111
Map Files Overview
111
Creating and Deleting Map Files
112
Opening an Existing Map File
113
Editing a Map File
114
Creating Transfer Files
115
Importing Transfer Files
117
E-Mailing a Transfer File
119
Printing
121
Printing a Map
121
Printing a Route and Directions
122
Adding Text or Graphics to Your Map
123
Aligning Text and Graphic Items on Your Map
126
Snapping Text and Graphic Items on Your Map
127
Layering Multiple Text and Graphic Items on a Printed Map
128
Changing the Background Color of a Printed Map
128
Manually Assembling a Multi-Page Map
129
Finding a Location on the Map
133
Find Overview
133
Performing a Basic Search
133
Performing an Advanced Search
134
Performing a POI Search
138
Finding Pois Near Your Current Location
139
Finding a Symbol by Its Name
140
Tips on Viewing Search Results
141
Keywords for Category Searches
142
Maptags: Converting, Moving, Hiding, and Deleting
144
Using Address Book Contacts
147
Searching for Address Book Contacts
147
Importing Existing Address Book Information
147
Manually Entering Address Book Information
148
Centering the Map on an Address Book Contact
149
Editing a Contact in Your Address Book
149
Manually Moving a Contact on the Map
150
Relocating Address Book Contacts
150
Deleting a Contact in Your Address Book
151
Showing/Hiding Address Book Contacts on the Map
151
Deleting Your Entire Address Book
151
Exporting Your Address Book
152
Searching for Phone Book Listings
153
Using Phone Data
153
Searching for a Phone Book Listing
153
Finding Phone Book Listings for a Specific Road
157
Using Xdata
159
Xdata Overview
159
Importing Data
159
Managing Datasets
161
Viewing Dataset Records
162
Creating a Route with Xdata Records
163
Geocoding or Moving a Record's Location
164
Exporting Data
164
Printing Xdata Dataset Records
166
Using the Draw Tools
169
Draw Overview
169
Viewing Hidden Draw Tools
172
Draw File Management
173
Creating a New Draw File
173
Saving a Draw File
174
Deleting a Draw File
175
Hiding Draw Files
175
Editing/Locking Draw Files
176
Exporting Draw Files to Text Files
177
Exporting Track or Waypoint Files to GPX Files
178
Importing Files to Draw Files
179
Formatting a Text File to Import as a Draw File
181
Copying a Map Line to a Draw File
182
Saving a Track as a GPS Log
183
Viewing the Contents of a Draw File
184
Copying a Draw File
185
Changing Draw Object Types
186
Renaming a Draw File
187
Copying a Draw Object from One Draw File to Another
188
Moving a Draw Object to a Different Draw File
189
Using Draw Objects
190
Copying and Placing Draw Objects
190
Moving Draw Objects
191
Renaming a Draw Object
192
Deleting Draw Objects
193
Snapping Draw Objects
194
Adding Points to Draw Objects
195
Deleting Points and Line Segments from Draw Objects
195
Labeling a Draw Object
196
Routable Roads, Trails, Tracks, Lines, Arcs , and Splines
197
Drawing Routable Roads on the Map
197
Drawing a Line, Arc, or Spline on the Map
198
Drawing a Track on the Map
199
Editing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline
200
Editing a Track
201
Placing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline at a Specific Location
201
Joining and Breaking Linear Objects
202
Routable Roads, Tracks, Lines, Arcs, and Splines
203
Drawing Routable Roads on the Map
203
Drawing a Line, Arc, or Spline on the Map
204
Drawing a Track on the Map
205
Editing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline
206
Editing a Track
207
Placing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline at a Specific Location
208
Joining and Breaking Linear Objects
208
Circles, Rectangles, and Polygons
209
Drawing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon on the Map
209
Editing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon
211
Placing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon on the Map
212
Waypoints, Symbols, Mapnotes, Text Labels, and Images
212
Adding a Waypoint, Symbol, Mapnote, Text Label, or Image to the Map
212
Editing a Waypoint, Symbol, Mapnote, Text Label, or Image
214
Placing a Waypoint, Symbol, Text Label, or Image at a Specific Location
214
Moving and Deleting Draw Mapnotes
215
Custom Symbols
217
Custom Symbols Overview
217
Creating a New Symbol
217
Assigning a Waypoint ID to a Custom Symbol
218
Editing a Symbol
219
Finding a Custom Symbol
219
Importing a Bitmap
220
Copying and Pasting
221
Pasting a Bitmap into Xsym
222
Dragging a Bitmap into Xsym
223
Removing a Symbol
224
Draw Tool Box
224
Using the Transparency Option
225
Anchor Position
225
Cursor Position
226
Creating a New Symbol Set
226
Opening a Symbol Set
227
Routing
229
Creating a Route
229
Adding and Inserting Stops and Vias
231
Changing the Routing Method
233
Changing the Properties of a Stop Along Your Route
234
Viewing Route Directions
234
Avoiding a Specified Area When Routing
234
Saving Route Directions as Text
236
Setting Your Routing Preferences
236
Editing a Route
237
Editing Roads
238
Labeling a Route Point with a Mapnote
239
Moving Route Mapnotes
239
Displaying and Centering Routes on the Map
240
Saving a Route
241
Deleting a Route
242
Importing Routes
242
Setting Your End of Day and Fuel Break Preferences
243
Estimating the Fuel Cost of Your Route
244
Converting a Route to a GPS Log
244
Using GPS
245
GPS Overview
245
Initializing GPS
246
Using Navmode or GPS Tab View
249
Tracking a Route with GPS
250
Getting Back on Track When off Course
251
Panning the Map Automatically While GPS Tracking
252
Playing Back a Log File
252
Previewing a GPS Log File
253
Viewing File Details for a GPS Log
254
Monitoring Your GPS Status
255
Monitoring GPS Satellite Information
257
Viewing Sun and Moon Information
258
About GPS
259
Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition
261
Voice Overview
261
Voice Options Overview
262
Activating and Monitoring Speech Recognition
262
Training the Speech Recognition Engine
263
Voice Commands
264
Speech Recognition Tips
267
Changing Voice Output
268
Voice Preferences
269
Voice Prompts
270
Using Handheld Devices
273
Handheld Export
273
Setting Your Handheld Export Preferences
273
Exporting a Map to a Handheld Device
274
Grid Size Comparisons
275
Exchanging Information with a Third-Party GPS Device
276
Sending Route Information to a Third-Party GPS Device
276
Sending Tracks to Your Third-Party GPS Device
277
Sending Waypoints to Your Third-Party GPS Device
278
Receiving a Route from Your Third-Party GPS Device
279
Receiving a Track from Your Third-Party GPS Device
279
Receiving Waypoints from Your Third-Party GPS Device
280
Exchanging Information with a Palm os Device
281
Sending a Handheld Map to a Palm os Device
281
Sending Route Information to Your Palm os Device
282
Sending Waypoints to Your Palm os Device
283
Receiving a GPS Log from Your Palm os Device
283
Receiving a Route from Your Palm os Device
284
Receiving Waypoints from Your Palm os Device
284
Exchanging Information with a Pocket PC Device
285
Sending a Handheld Map to a Pocket PC Device
285
Sending Route Information to Your Pocket PC Device
286
Receiving a GPS Log from Your Pocket PC Device
286
Sending Waypoints to Your Pocket PC Device
287
Sending a GPS Log to Your Pocket PC Device
287
Receiving a Route from Your Pocket PC Device
288
Receiving Waypoints from Your Pocket PC Device
289
Using UMPC and Small-Screen Devices
291
Using Netlink
292
Using the Subtabs in Netlink
292
Receiving Product Updates and Downloads
292
Using Geotagger
295
Getting Started with Geotagger
295
Tagging an Image
295
Calculate the Timestamp Offset
296
Using Street Atlas Handheld on a PDA
299
Palm os Help
299
Viewing Maps on Your Palm os Handheld
299
Renaming a Map File on a Palm os Handheld
300
Deleting a Map File
300
The Data Screen on a Palm os Handheld
301
Beaming Files to Another Handheld
302
Showing/Hiding Raster And/Or Vector Data on Your Map on a Palm os Handheld
303
The Map View Screen on a Palm os Handheld
303
Panning and Centering the Map
304
Changing the Data Zoom Level of the Map
304
Menu Options on a Palm os Handheld
305
Graffiti Menu Commands
308
Querying Features on the Map on a Palm os Handheld
309
Finding Map Features on a Palm os Handheld
311
Finding a Coordinate Location
313
Connecting Your GPS Receiver
313
Updating Your GPS Settings
314
GPS Logging on a Palm os Handheld
315
Viewing a GPS Log on the Map on a Palm os Handheld
315
Renaming and Viewing Information on a GPS Log File on a Palm os Handheld
316
Showing/Hiding a GPS Log on the Map on a Palm os Handheld
317
Deleting a GPS Log
318
Monitoring Your GPS Session on a Palm os Handheld
318
Sky View on a Palm os Handheld
319
Channel View
319
Sun/Moon on a Palm os Handheld
320
Setting Preferences
321
Adding Waypoints
327
Centering the Map on a Waypoint
327
Editing a Waypoint on a Palm os Handheld
328
Deleting a Waypoint
328
Creating a Direct Route
329
Creating a Road Route
330
Renaming and Viewing Information on a Route File on a Palm os Handheld
332
Viewing a Route on Your Map on a Palm os Handheld
333
Showing/Hiding a Route on the Map on a Palm os Handheld
333
Deleting a Route on a Palm os Handheld
334
Reversing the Direction of a Route on a Palm os Handheld
334
Measuring Distance on a Palm os Handheld
335
Tracking Overview for Palm os Handheld
335
Tracking to a Map Feature on a Palm os Handheld
336
Tracking to a Waypoint on a Palm os Handheld
337
Tracking to an Address Book Entry on a Palm os Handheld
338
Tracking Along a Route on a Palm os Handheld
338
Using the Navigation Panel on a Palm os Handheld
339
Moving Files on a Palm os Handheld
340
Pocket PC Help
341
Viewing Maps on Your Pocket PC Device
341
Renaming a Map File on a Pocket PC Device
342
Deleting a Map File on a Pocket PC Device
342
Showing/Hiding Raster And/Or Vector Data on Your Map on a Pocket PC
343
The Data Screen on a Pocket PC Device
343
Panning and Centering the Map on a Pocket PC Device
345
The Map View Screen on a Pocket PC Device
345
Changing the Data Zoom Level of the Map on a Pocket PC Device
346
Menu Options for a Pocket PC Device
346
Querying Features on the Map on a Pocket PC Device
349
Saving a Map Point on a Pocket PC
350
Finding Map Features on a Pocket PC Device
350
Finding a Coordinate Location on a Pocket PC
353
Connecting Your GPS Device to a Pocket PC
353
Updating Your GPS Settings on a Pocket PC Device
354
GPS Logging on a Pocket PC Device
355
Viewing a GPS Log on the Map on a Pocket PC Device
355
Renaming and Viewing Information on a GPS Log File on a Pocket PC
356
Hiding a GPS Log on the Map on a Pocket PC
356
Deleting a GPS Log on a Pocket PC
356
Monitoring Your GPS Session on a Pocket PC
357
Sky View on a Pocket PC
358
Channel View on a Pocket PC
358
Sun/Moon on a Pocket PC
358
Setting Preferences on a Pocket PC
360
Adding Waypoints on a Pocket PC
362
Centering the Map on a Waypoint on a Pocket PC
363
Editing a Waypoint on a Pocket PC
363
Deleting a Waypoint on a Pocket PC
363
Creating a Direct Route on a Pocket PC
364
Creating a Road Route on a Pocket PC
365
Renaming and Viewing Information on a Route File on a Pocket PC
366
Viewing a Route on Your Map on a Pocket PC
367
Hiding a Route on the Map on a Pocket PC
367
Deleting a Route on a Pocket PC
367
Reversing the Direction of a Route on a Pocket PC
368
Measuring Distance on a Pocket PC
368
Tracking Overview for Pocket PC
369
Tracking to a Map Feature on a Pocket PC
370
Tracking to a Waypoint on a Pocket PC
371
Tracking to a Contacts Entry on a Pocket PC
371
Tracking Along a Route on a Pocket PC
372
Using the Navigation Panel on a Pocket PC
375
Recreational and Travel Contact Information
377
Road Condition/Construction Contact Information
377
Hotel, Car, and Airline Contact Information
382
Recreational Contacts
385
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DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2011 User Manual (265 pages)
Brand:
DeLorme
| Category:
Software
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Getting Started
11
Welcome to Street Atlas USA
11
Frequently Asked Questions
12
Learning the Basics
18
Helpful Tips
19
Activating Advanced/Simplified File Management
22
Glossary Terms
23
Basic Functions
28
Zooming in and out
28
Panning/Centering the Map
29
Copying Your Map to the Clipboard
30
Saving a Map as a Bitmap or JPEG Image
30
Measuring Distance and Area
31
Chart of Supported Coordinate Formats
32
Searching Tips
34
About the Interface
34
Tab Area
34
Control Panel
35
Overview Map
36
Toolbar
36
Using the Help System
37
Help Overview
37
Using the Help System
38
Help Documentation Conventions
39
Tutorials
41
Tutorial: Use the E-Z Nav Route Wizard
41
Tutorial: Find Points of Interest on a Route
45
Tutorial: Plan a Long Distance Trip
47
Tutorial: Share Maps
49
Tutorial: Route with Xdata Points
53
Map Legend
55
Using the Toolbar
59
Showing/Hiding Toolbar Options
59
Reordering the Toolbar Options
59
To Create a New Map File
59
To Open a Map File
60
To Save a Map File
60
To Share Maps
60
To Create a Route
60
To Start/Stop Your GPS Connection
61
To Use GPS Navmode
61
To Open the Map Library
62
To View Imagery
62
To Get Information about a Location
63
To Choose Options
64
To Exchange Files with a GPS
65
To Add Images to a GPS Location
65
To Grab and Pan the Map
65
To Measure Distance
65
To Print
66
To Print the Map Screen
66
Customizing the Map and Tab Display
67
Display Options Overview
67
Customizing the Interface
67
Displaying Basic Map Features
68
Customizing the Map Feature Preferences
69
Changing the Map Colors
70
Changing the Map Magnification Level
71
Changing How Pois Display on the Map
71
Setting Units of Measure Preferences
72
Resizing the Map and Tab Areas
74
Showing or Hiding Tabs
76
Importing/Exporting Tab Manager Preferences
77
Reordering the Tabs
78
Using Keyboard Shortcuts
79
Selecting a Keyboard Shortcut Scheme
79
Creating a New Custom Scheme
79
Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts in a Custom Scheme
80
Customizing a Delorme Scheme
81
Renaming a Custom Scheme
81
Deleting a Custom Scheme
82
Importing a Custom Scheme
82
Exporting a Custom Scheme
83
Searching for Commands
83
Viewing All of the Shortcut Keys for a Scheme
83
Viewing Map Data
85
Saving Data to Your Hard Drive
85
Connecting Data
85
Viewing Imagery
86
Showing Roads in Raster Data
86
Using Map Files
87
Map Files Overview
87
Creating and Deleting Map Files
88
Opening an Existing Map File
88
Setting Which Map File Opens with Street Atlas USA
89
Saving a Map File
90
Editing a Map File
90
Creating Transfer Files
91
Creating Transfer Files with Hyperlinked Files
92
Importing Transfer Files
93
E-Mailing a Transfer File
94
Printing
97
Printing a Map
97
Printing a Route and Directions
98
Adding Text or Graphics to Your Map
99
Aligning Text and Graphic Items on Your Map
101
Snapping Text and Graphic Items on Your Map
103
Layering Multiple Text and Graphic Items on a Printed Map
103
Changing the Background Color of a Printed Map
104
Manually Assembling a Multi-Page Map
105
Finding a Location on the Map
109
Find Overview
109
Find Options
109
Performing a Basic Search
110
Performing an Advanced Search
111
Performing a POI Search
114
Finding Points Near Your Current Location
115
Finding a Symbol by Its Name
116
Tips on Viewing Search Results
117
Keywords for Category Searches
118
Maptags: Converting, Moving, Hiding, and Deleting
120
Using Address Book Contacts
123
Searching for Address Book Contacts
123
Importing Existing Address Book Information
123
Manually Entering Address Book Information
124
Centering the Map on an Address Book Contact
124
Editing a Contact in Your Address Book
125
Manually Moving a Contact on the Map
125
Relocating Address Book Contacts
126
Deleting a Contact in Your Address Book
126
Showing/Hiding Address Book Contacts on the Map
127
Deleting Your Entire Address Book
127
Exporting Your Address Book
128
Searching for Phone Book Listings
129
Using Phone Data
129
Searching for a Phone Book Listing
130
Finding Phone Book Listings for a Specific Road
133
Using Xdata
135
Xdata Overview
135
Importing Data
135
Managing Datasets
137
Viewing Dataset Records
138
Creating a Route with Xdata Records
139
Geocoding or Moving a Record's Location
139
Exporting Data
140
Printing Xdata Dataset Records
141
Using the Draw Tools
143
Draw Overview
143
Viewing Hidden Draw Tools
146
Draw File Management
146
Creating a New Draw File
146
Saving a Draw File
147
Deleting a Draw File
148
Hiding Draw Files
149
Editing/Locking Draw Files
149
Exporting Draw Files to Text Files
150
Exporting Track or Waypoint Files to GPX Files
151
Importing Files to Draw Files
152
Formatting a Text File to Import as a Draw File
154
Copying a Map Line to a Draw File
155
Saving a Track as a GPS Log
156
Viewing the Contents of a Draw File
156
Copying a Draw File
158
Changing Draw Object Types
158
Renaming a Draw File
160
Copying a Draw Object from One Draw File to Another
160
Moving a Draw Object to a Different Draw File
161
Using Draw Objects
162
Copying and Placing Draw Objects
162
Moving Draw Objects
162
Renaming a Draw Object
164
Deleting Draw Objects
164
Snapping Draw Objects
165
Adding Points to Draw Objects
166
Deleting Points and Line Segments from Draw Objects
167
Labeling a Draw Object
167
Routable Roads, Tracks, Lines, Arcs, and Splines
168
Drawing Routable Roads on the Map
168
Drawing a Line, Arc, or Spline on the Map
169
Drawing a Track on the Map
170
Editing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline
171
Editing a Track
171
Placing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline at a Specific Location
172
Joining and Breaking Linear Objects
173
Circles, Rectangles, and Polygons
174
Drawing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon on the Map
174
Editing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon
175
Placing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon on the Map
176
Waypoints, Symbols, Mapnotes, Text Labels, and Images
176
Adding a Waypoint, Symbol, Mapnote, Text Label, or Image to the Map
176
Editing a Waypoint, Symbol, Mapnote, Text Label, or Image
179
Placing a Waypoint, Symbol, Text Label, or Image at a Specific Location
179
Moving and Deleting Draw Mapnotes
180
Custom Symbols
181
Custom Symbols Overview
181
Creating a New Symbol
182
GPS Device Custom Symbols
183
Editing a Symbol
184
Finding a Custom Symbol
185
Importing a Bitmap
185
Copying and Pasting
186
Pasting a Bitmap into Xsym
187
Dragging a Bitmap into Xsym
188
Removing a Symbol
189
Draw Tool Box
189
Using the Transparency Option
190
Anchor Position
190
Cursor Position
191
Creating a New Symbol Set
191
Opening a Symbol Set
192
Routing
193
Creating a Route
193
Adding and Inserting Stops and Vias
194
Changing the Routing Method
197
Changing the Properties of a Stop Along Your Route
197
Viewing Route Directions
198
Avoiding a Specified Area When Routing
198
Saving Route Directions as Text
199
Setting Your Routing Preferences
199
Editing a Route
200
Editing Roads
201
Labeling a Route Point with a Mapnote
202
Moving Route Mapnotes
203
Displaying and Centering Routes on the Map
203
Saving a Route
204
Deleting a Route
204
Importing Routes
205
Setting Your End of Day and Fuel Break Preferences
205
Estimating the Fuel Cost of Your Route
206
Converting a Route to a GPS Log
207
Using GPS
209
GPS Overview
209
GPS Options/Initializing GPS
209
Using Navmode or GPS Tab View
212
Tracking a Route with GPS
213
Getting Back on Track When off Course
215
Using the E-Z Nav Route Wizard
215
Panning the Map Automatically While GPS Tracking
217
Playing Back a Log File
217
Previewing a GPS Log File
219
Viewing File Details for a GPS Log
219
Monitoring Your GPS Status
219
Monitoring GPS Satellite Information
221
Dilution of Precision
221
Viewing Sun and Moon Information
222
GPS Devices
222
About GPS
223
Using Small-Screen Devices
225
Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition
227
Voice Overview
227
Voice Options
227
Activating and Monitoring Speech Recognition
228
Training the Speech Recognition Engine
229
Voice Commands
230
Speech Recognition Tips
233
Changing Voice Output
234
Voice Preferences
235
Voice Prompts
235
Exchanging Information with a Third-Party GPS Device
237
Sending Route Information
237
Sending Tracks
238
Sending Waypoints
238
Receiving a Route
239
Receiving a Track
240
Receiving Waypoints
240
Using Netlink
243
Netlink
243
DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2011 User Manual (265 pages)
Brand:
DeLorme
| Category:
Software
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Getting Started
11
Welcome to Street Atlas USA
11
Frequently Asked Questions
12
Helpful Tips
18
Map Files
19
Activating Advanced/Simplified File Management
21
Glossary Terms
22
Basic Functions
27
Zooming in and out
27
Panning/Centering the Map
28
Copying Your Map to the Clipboard
29
Saving a Map as a Bitmap or JPEG Image
29
Measuring Distance and Area
30
Chart of Supported Coordinate Formats
31
Searching Tips
33
About the Interface
33
Tab Area
33
Control Panel
34
Overview Map
35
Toolbar
35
Tutorials
37
Tutorial: Use the E-Z Nav Route Wizard
37
Tutorial: Find Points of Interest on a Route
43
Tutorial: Plan a Long Distance Trip
45
Tutorial: Share Maps
48
Tutorial: Route with Xdata Points
53
Map Legend
55
Using the Toolbar
59
Showing/Hiding Toolbar Options
59
Reordering the Toolbar Options
59
To Create a New Map File
59
To Open a Map File
59
To Save a Map File
60
To Share Maps
60
To Create a Route
60
To Start/Stop Your GPS Connection
61
To Use GPS Navmode
61
To Open the Map Library
62
To View Imagery
62
To Get Information about a Location
63
To Choose Options
64
To Exchange Files with a GPS
65
To Add Images to a GPS Location
65
To Grab and Pan the Map
65
To Measure Distance
65
To Print
66
To Print the Map Screen
66
Customizing the Map and Tab Display
67
Customizing the Interface
67
Displaying Basic Map Features
67
Customizing the Map Feature Preferences
69
Changing the Map Colors
70
Changing the Map Magnification Level
71
Changing How Pois Display on the Map
71
Setting Units of Measure Preferences
72
Resizing the Map and Tab Areas
74
Showing or Hiding Tabs
75
Importing/Exporting Tab Manager Preferences
76
Reordering the Tabs
77
Using Keyboard Shortcuts
79
Selecting a Keyboard Shortcut Scheme
79
Creating a New Custom Scheme
79
Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts in a Custom Scheme
79
Customizing a Delorme Scheme
81
Renaming a Custom Scheme
81
Deleting a Custom Scheme
82
Importing a Custom Scheme
82
Exporting a Custom Scheme
82
Searching for Commands
83
Viewing All of the Shortcut Keys for a Scheme
83
Viewing Map Data
85
Saving Data to Your Hard Drive
85
Connecting Data
85
Viewing Imagery
86
Showing Roads in Raster Data
86
Using Map Files
87
Map Files Overview
87
Creating and Deleting Map Files
88
Opening an Existing Map File
88
Setting Which Map File Opens with Street Atlas USA
89
Saving a Map File
90
Editing a Map File
90
Creating Transfer Files
91
Creating Transfer Files with Hyperlinked Files
92
Importing Transfer Files
94
E-Mailing a Transfer File
95
Printing
97
Printing a Map
97
Printing a Route and Directions
98
Adding Text or Graphics to Your Map
99
Aligning Text and Graphic Items on Your Map
102
Snapping Text and Graphic Items on Your Map
103
Layering Multiple Text and Graphic Items on a Printed Map
103
Changing the Background Color of a Printed Map
104
Manually Assembling a Multi-Page Map
105
Finding a Location on the Map
109
Find Overview
109
Find Options
109
Performing a Basic Search
110
Performing an Advanced Search
111
Performing a POI Search
114
Finding a Symbol by Its Name
115
Tips on Viewing Search Results
115
Keywords for Category Searches
117
Maptags: Converting, Moving, Hiding, and Deleting
119
Using Address Book Contacts
121
Searching for Address Book Contacts
121
Importing Existing Address Book Information
121
Manually Entering Address Book Information
122
Centering the Map on an Address Book Contact
122
Editing a Contact in Your Address Book
123
Manually Moving a Contact on the Map
123
Relocating Address Book Contacts
124
Deleting a Contact in Your Address Book
124
Showing/Hiding Address Book Contacts on the Map
125
Deleting Your Entire Address Book
125
Exporting Your Address Book
125
Searching for Phone Book Listings
127
Using Phone Data
127
Searching for a Phone Book Listing
127
Finding Phone Book Listings for a Specific Road
130
Using Xdata
133
Xdata Overview
133
Importing Data
133
Managing Datasets
135
Viewing Dataset Records
136
Creating a Route with Xdata Records
137
Geocoding or Moving a Record's Location
137
Exporting Data
138
Printing Xdata Dataset Records
139
Using the Draw Tools
141
Draw Overview
141
Viewing Hidden Draw Tools
144
Draw File Management
144
Creating a New Draw File
144
Saving a Draw File
145
Deleting a Draw File
146
Hiding Draw Files
147
Editing/Locking Draw Files
147
Exporting Draw Files to Text Files
148
Exporting Track or Waypoint Files to GPX Files
149
Importing Files to Draw Files
150
Formatting a Text File to Import as a Draw File
152
Copying a Map Line to a Draw File
153
Saving a Track as a GPS Log
154
Viewing the Contents of a Draw File
154
Copying a Draw File
156
Changing Draw Object Types
157
Renaming a Draw File
158
Copying a Draw Object from One Draw File to Another
159
Moving a Draw Object to a Different Draw File
159
Using Draw Objects
160
Copying and Placing Draw Objects
160
Moving Draw Objects
161
Renaming a Draw Object
162
Deleting Draw Objects
163
Snapping Draw Objects
164
Adding Points to Draw Objects
165
Deleting Points and Line Segments from Draw Objects
165
Labeling a Draw Object
166
Routable Roads, Tracks, Lines, Arcs, and Splines
167
Drawing Routable Roads on the Map
167
Drawing a Line, Arc, or Spline on the Map
167
Drawing a Track on the Map
169
Editing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline
169
Editing a Track
170
Placing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline at a Specific Location
171
Joining and Breaking Linear Objects
171
Circles, Rectangles, and Polygons
172
Drawing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon on the Map
172
Editing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon
173
Placing a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon on the Map
174
Waypoints, Symbols, Mapnotes, Text Labels, and Images
175
Adding a Waypoint, Symbol, Mapnote, Text Label, or Image to the Map
175
Editing a Waypoint, Symbol, Mapnote, Text Label, or Image
177
Placing a Waypoint, Symbol, Text Label, or Image at a Specific Location
178
Moving and Deleting Draw Mapnotes
179
Custom Symbols
180
Custom Symbols Overview
180
Creating a New Symbol
181
GPS Device Custom Symbols
181
Editing a Symbol
182
Finding a Custom Symbol
183
Importing a Bitmap
184
Copying and Pasting
185
Pasting a Bitmap into Xsym
185
Dragging a Bitmap into Xsym
186
Removing a Symbol
187
Draw Tool Box
188
Using the Transparency Option
188
Anchor Position
189
Cursor Position
189
Creating a New Symbol Set
190
Opening a Symbol Set
190
Routing
193
Creating a Route
193
Adding and Inserting Stops and Vias
194
Changing the Routing Method
197
Changing the Properties of a Stop Along Your Route
197
Viewing Route Directions
198
Avoiding a Specified Area When Routing
198
Saving Route Directions as Text
199
Setting Your Routing Preferences
199
Editing a Route
200
Editing Roads
202
Labeling a Route Point with a Mapnote
202
Moving Route Mapnotes
203
Displaying and Centering Routes on the Map
203
Saving a Route
204
Deleting a Route
205
Importing Routes
205
Setting Your End of Day and Fuel Break Preferences
206
Estimating the Fuel Cost of Your Route
207
Converting a Route to a GPS Log
207
Using GPS
209
GPS Overview
209
GPS Options/Initializing GPS
209
Using Navmode or GPS Tab View
212
Tracking a Route with GPS
213
Getting Back on Track When off Course
215
Using the E-Z Nav Route Wizard
215
Panning the Map Automatically While GPS Tracking
217
Playing Back a Log File
217
Previewing a GPS Log File
218
Viewing File Details for a GPS Log
219
Monitoring Your GPS Status
219
Monitoring GPS Satellite Information
220
Dilution of Precision
221
Viewing Sun and Moon Information
222
GPS Devices
222
About GPS
223
Using Small-Screen Devices
225
Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition
227
Voice Overview
227
Voice Options
227
Activating and Monitoring Speech Recognition
228
Training the Speech Recognition Engine
229
Voice Commands
230
Speech Recognition Tips
233
Changing Voice Output
234
Voice Preferences
235
Voice Prompts
236
Exchanging Information with a Third-Party GPS Device
237
Sending Route Information
237
Sending Tracks
238
Sending Waypoints
238
Receiving a Route
239
Receiving a Track
240
Receiving Waypoints
240
Using Netlink
243
Netlink
243
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