Creating a Waypoint

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.

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.

To Create a Waypoint Based on a Lat/Long Position:

1.	Right-click or press on the map screen approximately where you want to create a waypoint and press "Add Waypoint".

2.	Go to Tools > Waypoints or (MENU > Points).

3.   Select the waypoint you just created.

4.   Enter a name for that waypoint under Name.

5.   Enter the latitude and longitude for this waypoint.

Name, Latitude, and Longitude fields (PC)

·	Waypoint Name - Any name can be entered here. Select a place from the map (or an existing point), and the name will already be displayed.

Latitude - Displays the latitude of the waypoint. Default display is in degree-decimal format. To change the format, go to the City/Road/YP/WPT tab in the Preferences window (View > Preferences > City/Road/YP/WPT), and select desired format. TeleType now supports degree-decimal, decimal-degree, and degree-minute-second formats for waypoints. If the point is in the Northern hemisphere, you can omit the plus (+) sign. You must use the minus (-) sign if the point is in the Southern hemisphere.

Longitude - Displays the longitude of the waypoint. Default display is in degree decimal format. To change that, go to the City/Road/YP/WPT tab in the Preferences window (View > Preferences > City/Road/YP/WPT), and select desired format. TeleType now supports degree-decimal, decimal-degree, and degree-minute-second formats for waypoints. If the point is in the Eastern hemisphere, you can omit the plus (+) sign. You must use the minus (-) sign if the point is in the Western hemisphere.

See Also:

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