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Defining a Street Route on the PC, Using MapSend DirectRoute on the, GPS Receiver

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The next two subsections describe routing and guidance on the PC. You may want to first read the next major section, Using MapSend DirectRoute on the GPS Receiver, before reading the following. Defining a Street Route on the PC Start by selecting Route Management from the Menu Bar, or Press F7 on the keyboard, or click on the Street Route Management tool on the Toolbar. The Street Route Management window will be displayed on the right side of the DirectRoute Window. The cursor will turn into a green flag. Click on the start of the route. The cursor will turn into a red flag. Click on the route destination. You may need to use the keyboard arrow keys to pan the map view to the destination. With the destination marked, choose whether you want to make a Street Route or Point-to-Point route. If you select Street Route, the route will be highlighted on the map and it will become active. In MapSend on the PC, you will have to connect your unit if you want to use the PC for guidance. When it's connected, press the Navigate key in the Street Routes Sidebar. Guidance on the PC Guidance on the PC proceeds much as it does on the handheld. If you press the Navigate key while a street route is active, you can choose whether to proceed with the street route or change it to a Point-to-Point route. You can exit street routing by exiting the Street Routing window. As on the handheld, only one street route can be active at a time, and once routing is stopped, the street route disappears. On the PC you can use the Convert Route key to convert a Street Route to a multi-leg waypoint route and save it that way in the routes list. 16

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The next two subsections describe routing and guidance on the PC. You may
want to first read the next major section,
Using MapSend DirectRoute on the
GPS Receiver
, before reading the following.
Defining a Street Route on the PC
Start by selecting Route Management from the Menu Bar, or Press F7 on the
keyboard, or click on the Street Route Management tool
on the Toolbar.
The Street Route Management window will be displayed on the right side of
the DirectRoute Window. The cursor will turn into a green flag. Click on the
start of the route. The cursor will turn into a red flag. Click on the route
destination. You may need to use the keyboard arrow keys to pan the map view
to the destination. With the destination marked, choose whether you want to
make a Street Route or Point-to-Point route. If you select Street Route, the
route will be highlighted on the map and it will become active. In MapSend on
the PC, you will have to connect your unit if you want to use the PC for
guidance. When it’s connected, press the Navigate key in the Street Routes
Sidebar.
Guidance on the PC
Guidance on the PC proceeds much as it does on the handheld. If you press the
Navigate key while a street route is active, you can choose whether to proceed
with the street route or change it to a Point-to-Point route. You can exit street
routing by exiting the Street Routing window.
As on the handheld, only one
street route can be active at a time, and once routing is stopped, the street route
disappears. On the PC you can use the Convert Route key to convert a Street
Route to a multi-leg waypoint route and save it that way in the routes list.