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Measuring Distances on Chart

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Chart Trail line Color options You can change the default trail line color from the Edit Trail More menu by selecting the Trail line color palette option. Trail line color palette menu NOTE: If you record several overlapping trails, changing the color of the different trail lines is a good way to keep them separate when viewing them on the Chart page. Measuring Distances on Chart page Use the Measure feature to measure distances between your location and another position on the Chart page, or between two different positions. To select/deselect Measure feature: 1. Move the cursor to the starting location. 2. Select Measure on the Chart menu and press Enter. 3. Move the cursor to the second location. The Measure Distance line will appear with the distance between the two locations shown in the cursor dialog box. 4. To measure the distance to another position, press Enter and move the cursor to the desired location. Press Exit to return to normal operation. 50

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Chart
Trail line Color options
You can change the default trail line color from the Edit Trail More menu by select-
ing the Trail line color palette option.
Measuring Distances on Chart page
Use the Measure feature to measure distances between your location and another
position on the Chart page, or between two different positions.
To select/deselect Measure feature:
1.
Move the cursor to the starting location.
2. Select
Measure
on the Chart menu and press
ENTER
.
3.
Move the cursor to the
second location. The
Measure Distance line will
appear with the distance
between the two locations
shown in the cursor dialog
box.
4.
To measure the distance
to another position, press
ENTER
and move the cursor to the desired location. Press Exit to
return to normal operation.
Trail line color
palette menu
NOTE:
If you record several overlapping trails, changing
the color of the different trail lines is a good way to keep them
separate when viewing them on the Chart page.