Garmin 010-10680-50 MapSource User's Guide - Page 25

Tracks, Viewing Tracks

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From the Route Properties dialog box, you can: • Add points to a route • Rename a route • Invert a route • Link a file or URL to a route • View a vertical profile for a route • View and print text directions for an auto-route • Delete a route For more information, refer to the MapSource Help system. Click Help > MapSource Help or press F1 on your keyboard to open the detailed MapSource Help files. Using MapSource > Tracks Tracks Tracks are trails on the Graphic Map that show exactly where you have been. The track appears as a tiny dotted line made up of track points. As you move, your GPS unit records a track point every second (by default) with the time and your position and speed. Your GPS unit then saves these points as a track. Viewing Tracks Tracks received from your GPS unit appear in the Tracks tab after you receive them. You can view tracks on the Graphic Map and edit them using the Track Properties dialog box. Double-click any track in the Tracks tab to open the Track Properties dialog box. You can change the track name and color, invert the track, view a vertical profile of the track, and view and edit track points. For more information, see "Transferring MapSource Data" on page 12. MapSource User's Manual 21

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MapSource User’s Manual
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From the Route Properties dialog box, you can:
Add points to a route
Rename a route
Invert a route
Link a file or URL to a route
View a vertical profile for a route
View and print text directions for an auto-route
Delete a route
For more information, refer to the MapSource Help
system. Click
Help
>
MapSource Help
or press
F1
on
your keyboard to open the detailed MapSource Help
files.
Tracks
Tracks are trails on the Graphic Map that show exactly
where you have been. The track appears as a tiny
dotted line made up of track points. As you move,
your GPS unit records a track point every second (by
default) with the time and your position and speed.
Your GPS unit then saves these points as a track.
Viewing Tracks
Tracks received from your GPS unit appear in the
Tracks tab after you receive them. You can view tracks
on the Graphic Map and edit them using the Track
Properties dialog box.
Double-click any track in the Tracks tab to open the
Track Properties dialog box. You can change the track
name and color, invert the track, view a vertical profile
of the track, and view and edit track points. For more
information, see “Transferring MapSource Data” on
page 12
.