Creating a Waypoint

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Waypoints window (PC)

A waypoint is a position marker that can be used to help create a route or simply to mark a position for future reference. You can create waypoints regardless of whether the GPS receiver is active or inactive. There are three ways to create your own waypoints:

1.	Use the Find Address feature. Once a list of addresses is found, selecting the correct address and then clicking on Go To will create a waypoint at that address.

If you are searching for a city or a town, selecting Go To will result in a box popping up prompting you if you would like to add the city as a waypoint; adding it as a waypoint will automatically load the street maps as well.

2.	Right-click on the desired waypoint location. A menu will be displayed, and one of the options will be Add Waypoint. Select that option, and a waypoint will be created at the desired location.

3.

Manually enter known location coordinates using the Clipboard icon in the Waypoints window (Tools > Waypoints). The coordinates can be entered in either decimal degrees, degrees decimal, or degree-minute-second format depending on which notation you have selected from the City/Road/YP/WPT tab in the Preferences window.

To record a new waypoint or change an existing point, click/tap the waypoint marker on the map screen. The waypoint menu box will appear allowing you to modify waypoint characteristics. Alternatively, select the waypoint from within the Waypoints window directly. Select the Go To option after right-clicking (tapping and holding) on a waypoint to automatically center the map on your point. You can also modify whether you want to actually see the point on the map by either right-clicking and selecting Visible or by using the eye icon in the waypoints toolbar. Also, you may want to use the Clipboard feature to add or duplicate (then modify) a point.


See Also:

Waypoints Window
Notes About Waypoint Files
Finding An Address
Yellow Pages
Creating a Route