Nextar ME ME Software Manual - Page 36

POI Points of Interest, Saving POIs, Managing POIs

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2.4.9 POI (Points of Interest) A point of interest (POI) is a location that someone might find useful or interesting. Nextar Navigation System is delivered with thousands of POIs and you can also create your own POIs in the application. POI locations are marked on the map with special icons. POI icons are quite large so you can easily recognize the symbol. The icons are also semi-transparent: they do not cover the streets and intersections behind them. POIs are grouped into several levels of categories and subcategories. The icon of a POI that comes with the map shows the symbol of the POI category. If you save your own POI, you can select an icon for it independently of the POI category you have put it in. Saving POIs To save a POI, place the Cursor ( tap the following buttons: . ) at the desired location, then , , Managing POIs You can select which POI groups to show and which ones to hide on the map, and from which zoom levels POI icons are visible. At the same place you can manage your saved POIs. A saved POI can be renamed, moved to a different POI group, its icon can be changed, or a phone number and additional information can be added to it. Tap the following buttons: , , . 35

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2.4.9 POI (Points of Interest)
A point of interest (POI) is a location that someone might find useful or
interesting. Nextar Navigation System is delivered with thousands of
POIs and you can also create your own POIs in the application.
POI locations are marked on the map with special icons. POI icons
are quite large so you can easily recognize the symbol. The icons are
also semi-transparent: they do not cover the streets and intersections
behind them.
POIs are grouped into several levels of categories and subcategories.
The icon of a POI that comes with the map shows the symbol of the
POI category. If you save your own POI, you can select an icon for it
independently of the POI category you have put it in.
Saving POIs
To save a POI, place the Cursor (
) at the desired location, then
tap
the
following
buttons:
,
,
.
Managing POIs
You can select which POI groups to show and which ones to hide on
the map, and from which zoom levels POI icons are visible. At the
same place you can manage your saved POIs. A saved POI can be
renamed, moved to a different POI group, its icon can be changed, or
a phone number and additional information can be added to it. Tap
the following buttons:
,
,
.