DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2011 User's Guide

Street Atlas USA 2011 This user guide is a printable version of the Street Atlas USA® Help system. When you are using Street Atlas USA,use the Help

Street Atlas USA 2011 90 6. Type the text in the text box. To type more than one line of text, press SHIFT+ENTER on your keyboard to advance to anoth

Printing 91 3. Under Layout Tools, click and hold the text and graphics button to reveal the hidden text and graphic tools. 4. Click the Scale Bar

Street Atlas USA 2011 92 6. Click the GIS Legend tool . 7. Select the layer with the legend you want to add to the map from the Layer drop-down list

Printing 93 Tips • To make multiple graphic items the same size, press the SHIFT key on your keyboard and select each item. Then, right-click, point

Street Atlas USA 2011 94 To Layer Multiple Text or Graphic Items on a Printed Map Use the following steps to layer multiple text or graphic items on t

Printing 95 6. Click OK. All map printouts print with a yellow background (or black if you are using High Contrast Colors). Manually Assembling a Mul

Street Atlas USA 2011 96 3. Align two adjacent sheets, placing the trimmed edge on top of the non-trimmed edge. Notes • Piece together the multi-pa

Printing 97 6. With the multi-page temporarily pieced together, use small pieces of removable tape to secure the corners and edges of the multi-page

Street Atlas USA 2011 98 11. Repeat steps 6 through 10 until all seams are completely pieced together. 12. Using the straight-edge ruler, carefully t

99 Finding a Location on the Map Find Overview There are four Find options you can use to search for and locate places and other map items. • Quick

1 Getting Started Welcome to Street Atlas USA Tips • Double-click a book in the Table of Contents to view all of its associated topics. Click a topi

Street Atlas USA 2011 100 of minutes from the drop-down list. Note This option must be selected to use GPS Radar with NavMode. • Only repeat search

Finding a Location on the Map 101 The results list displays. Scroll or browse through the list of search results until you find the one you want to lo

Street Atlas USA 2011 102 To Perform an Advanced Search Follow the steps below to use the advanced search function. 1. Click the Find tab and then cl

Finding a Location on the Map 103 recognized by the program and are based on your Display settings in the Options dialog box. 3. From the Within dro

Street Atlas USA 2011 104 blank. To see if a text box is optional, hold your cursor over the text box label or down arrow and read the ToolTip for tha

Finding a Location on the Map 105 Select an appropriate keyword from the Keywords drop-down list examples and history. 5. Type the distance you want

Street Atlas USA 2011 106 • To sort results by another column, click the column header. An arrow identifies the sort column. Click a second time to r

Finding a Location on the Map 107 Keywords for Category Searches Your DeLorme application recognizes hundreds of English words to generate both genera

Street Atlas USA 2011 108 Draw symbols XData objects (Street Atlas Plus only) GIS Layers Objects in non-DeLorme data Roads and Trails Bridge Exit Ferr

Finding a Location on the Map 109 • Use the word "or" in the Keywords text box to search for multiple categories. For example, "pizza&

Street Atlas USA 2011 2 Frequently Asked Questions These questions are asked most frequently by our customers. • Where do I find the map and other o

Street Atlas USA 2011 110 • To delete all MapTags, click the Delete Tag tool . A message box displays "Delete all MapTags?" Click OK to con

111 Using Address Book Contacts Searching for Address Book Contacts You have several ways to search for address book contacts: • Use the QuickSearch

Street Atlas USA 2011 112 name of the contact. Note If your contacts do not display on the map, check the Located? column in the Address Book dialog

Using Address Book Contacts 113 2. Click the Address Book button . The DeLorme Address Book dialog box opens. 3. Click the contact. 4. Click Go T

Street Atlas USA 2011 114 3. Click and drag the contact to a different location on the map. The Located status for that record (in the Address Book

Using Address Book Contacts 115 6. Click Done. Notes • The address book has a 200-record limit. • You can resize and move the Address Book dialog b

Street Atlas USA 2011 116 format (*.dab) or comma-separated file (*.csv) format. Latitude and longitude values are not exported. To Export Your Addres

117 Searching for Phone Book Listings Using Phone Data This Help topic describes functionality that is available only in Street Atlas USA Plus. You

Street Atlas USA 2011 118 Note Customers paying for non-published service desire complete privacy of their phone number, which means it is not publis

Searching for Phone Book Listings 119 Text Box Tip Name Name searches do not require punctuation. Type the last name first. The Phone tab recognize

Getting Started 3 Creating a Route Tutorial: Plan a Long Distance Trip Tutorial: Use the E-Z Nav Route Wizard • How do I import files from an earlier

Street Atlas USA 2011 120 7. Click one or more search results in the Search Results area and then click Add (or right-click the search results and cl

Searching for Phone Book Listings 121 number is flagged as Do Not Call if at least one of the following is true: The phone number is unlisted. Unliste

Street Atlas USA 2011 122 object. To add all of the phone book listings in the Selections area to the map, by right-click the selections, point to Sel

123 Using XData XData Overview • XData is available only in Street Atlas USA Plus. • Supported file formats include: • Microsoft® Access (.mdb, .m

Street Atlas USA 2011 124 To Import a Database Use the following steps to import a database into the current map file. 1. Click the XData tab. Each

Using XData 125 11. Type the name for the dataset along with any additional identifying comments. The date and time of creation are automatically re

Street Atlas USA 2011 126 that dataset. Note To geoplace those records again, click GeoCode or right-click the records and select GeoCode Record(s).

Using XData 127  To select a block of records, press the SHIFT key while clicking the record at the beginning of the block, and then click the recor

Street Atlas USA 2011 128 1. Click the XData tab. 2. Click Query. 3. Select the dataset you want to view from the Use Dataset drop-down list. 4.

Using XData 129 7. Under Records to Export, select one of the following options.  Entire Dataset–Exports all records in the selected dataset, inclu

Street Atlas USA 2011 4 11. Under Files of Type, select the file type from the list. If the type is not listed, select All Files; for example, All Fil

Street Atlas USA 2011 130 Option Action Print Column Names Displays column names on each printed page. Clear the check box to have no column names d

131 Using the Draw Tools Draw Overview You can add draw objects, such as routable roads, waypoints, tracks, text, symbols, MapNotes, images, lines, a

Street Atlas USA 2011 132 What is a Draw Object? Draw objects are those objects you add to a draw file with the tools provided in the Draw tab. Draw o

Using the Draw Tools 133 Notes • When you click the start or last end point of the line segment within a line draw object and the Show Measurement c

Street Atlas USA 2011 134 Note for regular Street Atlas USA users Some of the information in this Help topic describes functionality provided in adva

Using the Draw Tools 135 A draw file is automatically created when you add a draw object to the map and there are no draw files of that type included

Street Atlas USA 2011 136 2. Click File. 3. Click Save. Draw files are saved by default in C:\DeLorme Docs\Draw with .an1 extensions. 4. Click Don

Using the Draw Tools 137 Hiding Draw Files You can hide draw files you created. This removes from view all the draw objects in that file without perma

Street Atlas USA 2011 138 7. Click File and then click Save to save the changes you made to the draw file. 8. Click Done to return to the main Draw

Using the Draw Tools 139 Note for regular Street Atlas USA users This Help topic describes functionality provided in advanced file management. Advan

Getting Started 5 You can search for names or categories along your current route by doing an advanced search in the Find tab. You can then print your

Street Atlas USA 2011 140 Importing Files to Draw Files You can import many types of files as draw files. The file items display as draw objects with

Using the Draw Tools 141 If you import this type of file... That results from this source... The following is imported... Address Book (.txt, .csv) A

Street Atlas USA 2011 142 Formatting a Text File to Import as a Draw File These are the formatting conventions, with examples, for creating a text fil

Using the Draw Tools 143 Circle BEGIN CIRCLE LAT, LON, Radius END BEGIN CIRCLE 43.807662,-70.163935,0.114611 END Symbol BEGIN SYMBOL LAT, LON, Nam

Street Atlas USA 2011 144 Note for regular Street Atlas USA users This Help topic describes functionality provided in advanced file management. Advan

Using the Draw Tools 145 3. Click to select the file that includes the contents you want to view. 4. Click More. The tab area increases in height a

Street Atlas USA 2011 146 Note for regular Street Atlas USA users This Help topic describes functionality provided in advanced file management. Advan

Using the Draw Tools 147 Changing Draw Object Types When you add a draw object to the map, a draw file is automatically created that includes that obj

Street Atlas USA 2011 148 Note for regular Street Atlas USA users This Help topic describes functionality provided in advanced file management. Advan

Using the Draw Tools 149 Copying a Draw Object From One Draw File to Another You can copy draw objects from one draw file to another using the right-c

Street Atlas USA 2011 6 • Ensure you are wearing your microphone correctly. See your microphone's user guide for more information. • Train your

Street Atlas USA 2011 150 To Move a Draw Object to a Different Draw File Use the following steps to move a draw object. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. Cl

Using the Draw Tools 151 6. To move the copied object, use the table below. If the draw object is a... Then... Routable Road, Track, Line, Arc, Spli

Street Atlas USA 2011 152 MapNote To move the entire MapNote, press and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard and drag the object to the new location,

Using the Draw Tools 153 6. The file name area activates. Type the file name and press the ENTER key on your keyboard. To Rename a Draw Object on th

Street Atlas USA 2011 154 To select multiple draw objects, click the Select tool , drag a box over the draw objects you want to delete. 3. Click the

Using the Draw Tools 155 Tip To undo a draw object snap, click Undo to undo the last action. If you decide not to undo the last action, click Redo.

Street Atlas USA 2011 156 2. Click the Select tool and click the draw object you want to edit. A box displays around the line indicating it is acti

Using the Draw Tools 157 Routable Roads, Tracks, Lines, Arcs, and Splines Drawing Routable Roads on the Map The Routable Road tool allows you to add a

Street Atlas USA 2011 158 third point, placed between the first two, determines the radius of the arc and fixes the arc in place. • Use splines to ad

Using the Draw Tools 159 Drawing a Track on the Map You can add tracks to the map and adjust their line style, color, width, and display them with map

Getting Started 7 Your route will fail to calculate if you create a route: • With a route start, stop, via, or finish point in an area that you have

Street Atlas USA 2011 160 • The shape points used to create the line object display as small, magenta squares. 5. Perform any of the following edits

Using the Draw Tools 161 • Select the Coordinate or the Distance and Bearing/Angle option and edit their numbers. Click Apply to initiate the changes

Street Atlas USA 2011 162 2. Click the Select tool , press and hold the SHIFT key on the keyboard, and select any lines, arcs, or splines you want to

Using the Draw Tools 163 To Draw a Circle, Rectangle, or Polygon Use the following steps to add circles, rectangles, or polygons to the map. 1. Click

Street Atlas USA 2011 164 3. If the object you want to edit is not in the active draw file, click File and select the draw file from the draw file di

Using the Draw Tools 165 appropriate coordinates or numbers for the rectangle's upper-left corner point into the corresponding text boxes to the

Street Atlas USA 2011 166 Notes These steps describe how to add Draw MapNotes. To show/delete Route MapNotes, see Setting Your Routing Preferences. Yo

Using the Draw Tools 167 3. Type the name or phrase into the Label field. The coordinates or distance and bearing/angle numbers of the location appea

Street Atlas USA 2011 168 To Edit a Point Object Use the following steps to edit a waypoint, symbol, MapNote, text label, or image. 1. Click the Draw

Using the Draw Tools 169 5. If you are placing a text label, enter the text and press the ENTER key on your keyboard or click the map outside of the

Street Atlas USA 2011 8 click the button for the file management option you want to use. For more information, see Activating Advanced/Simplified File

Street Atlas USA 2011 170 3. Click the MapNote to select it. 4. Press the DELETE key on your keyboard. Custom Symbols Custom Symbols Overview DeLorm

Using the Draw Tools 171 Creating a New Symbol With DeLorme XSym you can add a new symbol to an existing or new symbol set (.dim) file. You can assign

Street Atlas USA 2011 172 To Assign a Waypoint ID to a Custom Symbol Use the following steps to assign a waypoint ID to a custom symbol. 1. Click the

Using the Draw Tools 173 6. Use the tools in the Draw Tool Box and under Transparency and Anchor to edit the symbol. • To undo the last action, clic

Street Atlas USA 2011 174 • If you assigned a Symbol Name to a custom symbol in XSym and placed the symbol on the map, the Symbol Name displays in th

Using the Draw Tools 175 Copying and Pasting You can copy and paste portions of a symbol or whole symbols to create new symbols or edit existing ones.

Street Atlas USA 2011 176 2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool to view its hidden options. Select the Symbol tool . 3. Under

Using the Draw Tools 177 4. Click Edit. The DeLorme XSym dialog box opens. 5. Under Symbols in Set, click New to clear the Symbol Editing Grid. 6.

Street Atlas USA 2011 178 Symbol Editing Tools Draw Tool Box DeLorme XSym has a Draw Tool Box that lets you create and edit symbols within the Symbol

Using the Draw Tools 179 7. Click the Select Color tool . The pointer changes to a dropper tool. 8. Select the color on the symbol you want to appe

Getting Started 9 Find If you want to... Use this tip... Modify a Find search result Right-click a result item in the Find tab to add it as a MapNot

Street Atlas USA 2011 180 As you move the cursor over the grid, the numbers update according to where you are in the 24 x 24 grid. The first number in

Using the Draw Tools 181 2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool to view its hidden options. Select the Symbol tool . 3. Under S

183 Routing Creating a Route You can create a road route using the Route tab, right-click feature, or the toolbar. Once you create a route, you can u

Street Atlas USA 2011 184 The Book check box (underneath the Address Book buttons in the Find tab) must be selected to search for address book contact

Routing 185 • Add stops or vias to follow a route in a particular order. • Insert stops or vias to arrange them geographically in the route. Tips •

Street Atlas USA 2011 186 Click the Calculate button on the toolbar. OR If the Auto check box is not selected, right-click the route, point to Manag

Routing 187 OR Click the Calculate button on the toolbar. OR If the Auto check box is not selected, right-click the route, point to Manage Route, an

Street Atlas USA 2011 188 Viewing Route Directions After you create a route, you can view the accompanying route directions. To View the Route Directi

Routing 189 • Select the Show Measurement check box to display measurement information for your draw object as your draw it on the map. 5. If you se

Street Atlas USA 2011 10 Phone If you want to... Use this tip... Get all of the phone listings for a particular road. You can right-click the map on

Street Atlas USA 2011 190 To Set Your Routing Preferences Use the following steps to set your routing preferences. 1. Click the Route tab and then cl

Routing 191 Tips • Zoom in to set accurate points for your route. • Use the right-click option for routing. Just right-click the route, stop, or v

Street Atlas USA 2011 192 Editing Roads You can change the characteristics of any road on a map to: • Two Way • One Way N or E • No Left Turn N or

Routing 193 click) next to the route point you want to create a comment for. The information you type in the Comments field for that point is placed i

Street Atlas USA 2011 194 Tip To center a route that is not in the current map view, click the Route tab, click the New/Edit subtab, and select the r

Routing 195 Deleting a Route You can permanently delete routes. To Delete a Route Use the following steps to delete a route. 1. Click the Route tab a

Street Atlas USA 2011 196 Setting Your End of Day and Fuel Break Preferences You can schedule end of day and fuel breaks along a route by using the Pl

Routing 197 Estimating the Fuel Cost of Your Route The Plan Trip subtab of the Route tab lets you estimate the fuel cost for your route using the fuel

199 Using GPS GPS Overview Using your DeLorme application, a portable computer, and your GPS receiver, you can display a "bread crumb trail"

Getting Started 11 Voice If you want to... Use this tip... Create new speech recognition profiles You can create a new speech recognition profile for

Street Atlas USA 2011 200 Click Use Map Center to set the coordinates to the latitude and longitude of the current map center. • Update the date/tim

Using GPS 201 lists to stop the map from zooming out/in further than you want it to when approaching the next turn.  Show GPS bread-crumb trail–Auto

Street Atlas USA 2011 202 Note The Settings text box automatically displays the default settings for the selected device. 5. From the Port drop-dow

Using GPS 203 NavMode Display • Next Turn—The distance to the next turn, based on the units selected on the Display tab in the Options dialog box.

Street Atlas USA 2011 204 you selected the Auto Back on Track check box or if you selected the Recalculate When Off Route check box in the GPS Setting

Using GPS 205 To Stop GPS Tracking In NavMode, click the GPS button on the toolbar. In GPS tab view, click the GPS button on the toolbar or click t

Street Atlas USA 2011 206 type the new location in the box. The more information you provide, the narrower the search results will be. Click the searc

Using GPS 207 Panning the Map Automatically While GPS Tracking When using the application with a GPS receiver to track a route, your map automatically

Street Atlas USA 2011 208 2. Click Clear Trail to clear any existing GPS points from the map display. 3. Click File and then click Open. 4. Single

Using GPS 209 4. Single click the file you want to view. The bottom of the Open a GPL File dialog box opens the start location, start time, start co

Street Atlas USA 2011 12 3. To use advanced file management, click Advanced. OR To use simplified file management, click Simplified. 4. At the conf

Street Atlas USA 2011 210 Coordinates/Elevation Coordinates–The coordinate fields display based on the units you selected on the Display tab in the O

Using GPS 211 Dilution of Precision The Dilution of Precision area lists your Position Dilution of Precision, your Horizontal Dilution of Precision,

Street Atlas USA 2011 212 Viewing Sun and Moon Information You can use the Sun/Moon subtab in the GPS tab to view information about the rising and set

Using GPS 213 About GPS What is GPS? The Global Positioning System (GPS) applies modern technology to the ancient basics of navigation. The U.S. Depar

215 Using Small-screen Devices Using Small-screen Devices You can use your mapping application with small-screen devices, such as netbooks and UMPCs

217 Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition Voice Overview To use voice navigation, you must have a 2-D or 3-D GPS fix and a route calculated.

Street Atlas USA 2011 218 • Speech Recognition Tips • Changing Voice Output • Voice Preferences Activating and Monitoring Speech Recognition To us

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 219 Training the Speech Recognition Engine To use voice navigation, you must have a 2-D or 3-D GPS fix

Getting Started 13 Bread crumb trail A set of dots that display on your computer screen to record your progress as you travel. CDT Central Daylight

Street Atlas USA 2011 220 on your computer, browse to the Control Panel and double-click the Speech icon to open the Speech Properties dialog box. •

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 221 Directions. Speaks the next turn, next stop, finish, name, time, and distance. Displays the Directi

Street Atlas USA 2011 222 Previous map. Displays the previous map. Go back. GPS Tab Commands The following table shows GPS voice commands. If there

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 223 Speech Recognition Tips To use voice navigation, you must have a 2-D or 3-D GPS fix and a route cal

Street Atlas USA 2011 224 to reduce the chances of an unexpected command recognition. When choosing a phrase, make sure that it is more than one sylla

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 225 Voice Preferences To use voice navigation, you must have a 2-D or 3-D GPS fix and a route calculate

Street Atlas USA 2011 226 Voice Prompts Directions (spoken first or alone) Proceed… Continue straight... Bear right… Bear left… Turn right… Turn left…

227 Exchanging Information with a Third-party GPS Device Sending Route Information Third-party GPS If you have a compatible GPSdevice, you can use th

Street Atlas USA 2011 228 10. To avoid overwriting existing waypoints on your device, type a starting point for the new points and select the Prefix a

Exchanging Information with a Third-party GPS Device 229 2. If you are using a third-party GPS receiver, you may have to use specific settings. For e

Street Atlas USA 2011 14 EDT Eastern Daylight Time Easting The measure of a position relative to the x-axis (horizontal) of a grid system. Elevatio

Street Atlas USA 2011 230 Tip You can also open the Exchange Wizard by clicking the Exchange button on the GPS tab. Receiving a Track Third-party GP

Exchanging Information with a Third-party GPS Device 231 1. Connect your device to your computer. 2. If you are using a third-party GPS receiver, yo

233 Using NetLink NetLink NetLink is an online portal within Street Atlas USA®. You must have an Internet connection to use NetLink. To get help with

235 Using GeoTagger Getting Started with GeoTagger Use the GeoTagger Wizard to sync digital photos with GPS log files (.gpl) and track files (.an1) a

Street Atlas USA 2011 236 8. Under Time Offset, if the time on your camera differed from actual time when you recorded the data, calculate the offset

237 Legal Information Street Atlas USA® 2011 Plus Single-User License Agreement This is an Agreement between you, the end user, and DeLorme. By usin

Street Atlas USA 2011 238 images, such as PDF or TIFF files, of Street Atlas USA map printouts depicting the location of your business or institution

Legal Information 239 PROHIBITIONS ON USE No Resale or Distribution. Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, you do not have the right to sel

Getting Started 15 A record of the speed, direction, and route of travel as obtained via GPS. Logging Recording the speed, direction, and route trave

Street Atlas USA 2011 240 THE SYSTEM IS LICENSED “AS IS” AND DELORME DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LI

Legal Information 241 Street Atlas USA 2011 Single-User License Agreement This is an Agreement between you, the end user, and DeLorme. By using the S

Street Atlas USA 2011 242 Paper Report Distribution Rights. You may reproduce for distribution to colleagues or clients up to one thousand (1,000) pap

Legal Information 243 No Third Party/Service Bureau Use. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, you may not (a) permit any third party to

Street Atlas USA 2011 244 you or made by you, including unauthorized copies. Termination is in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies avail

Legal Information 245 7013 (OCT 1988), as applicable, or FAR 12.212(a), FAR 52.227-14 or FAR 52.227-19, as applicable. Copyright © 2010 DeLorme. Cur

Street Atlas USA 2011 246 * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following discla

Legal Information 247 1. The above copyright notices and this permission notice (which includes the disclaimer below) shall be included in all copies

Street Atlas USA 2011 248 GDAL Proj4 License Copyright © 2000, Frank Warmerdam Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a

Legal Information 249 GDAL pcraster Format License Copyright © 1997-2003, Utrecht University All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source an

Street Atlas USA 2011 16 Real time The actual time during which something takes place. Receiver Hardware device that receives data, such as from sate

Street Atlas USA 2011 250 incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this data. As req

251 Index 3 3D Fix ... 27, 35, 199, 209, 218, 224 A About GPS ... 213 Activating Speech Recognition ...

Street Atlas USA 2011 252 Custom Symbols ... 170 Customizing a DeLorme Scheme ... 71 Customizing the Map Feature Pre

Index 253 Horizontal Resize Tool ... 64 I Image ... 19, 165, 174, 175, 176 Importing a Bitmap ...

Street Atlas USA 2011 254 R Recalculate When Off Route ... 199 Receiving a Route ... 229 Receiving a Track ...

Index 255 V Vertical Resize Tool ... 64 Vias ... 184 Viewing File Details for a

Getting Started 17 western half of Maine. When using one these coordinate systems, the current zone and coordinates east and north (the eastings and n

Street Atlas USA 2011 18 To Zoom In/Out Using the Zoom Tools There are two sets of zoom tools. The zoom tools for the right map are located in the Con

Getting Started 19 • Point anywhere on the black view box in the overview map window. When the pointer becomes a , drag the view box to the new locat

iii Table of Contents Getting Started ... 1 We

Street Atlas USA 2011 20 can assemble a multipage map into a large map. • If you selected 2 x 2 or 3 x 3 and do not want to save all the pages in th

Getting Started 21 • The Measure tool is the best way to measure short distances on the map. If you want to measure the distance of a road, try creat

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Getting Started 23 Searching Tips When you use the Quick Search subtab on the Find tab or the Route tab to search for a location, you must enter the i

Street Atlas USA 2011 24 • Route • Info • NetLink • Voice Control Panel The Control Panel, located to the right of the map view, displays informa

Getting Started 25 Overview Map The overview map is a small map in the lower-right corner of the screen that offers a wide-angle view of your current

Street Atlas USA 2011 26 GeoTagger Print Print Screen

27 Tutorials Tutorial: Use the E-Z Nav Route Wizard When using a GPS device with your DeLorme mapping application, the E-Z Nav route wizard works wit

Street Atlas USA 2011 28 Use the E-Z Nav route wizard to find a location In this tutorial, you are visiting DeLorme and want to find a good place to e

Tutorials 29 Step 3—Pick a search result The results show each restaurant with its distance from your location. Once you page through the list of res

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Tutorials 31 Step 4—View the result on the map On the details page, click View Map to view the location on the map before you route to it. The map dis

Street Atlas USA 2011 32 Step 5—Create the route and start your trip Once you are back on the details page, click Create Route and start navigating!

Tutorials 33 Tutorial: Find Points of Interest on a Route Use GPS Radar to find the closest point of interest to your current location as you travel a

Street Atlas USA 2011 34 Step 3—Start the GPS 1. Connect your GPS device to your portable computer. Ensure the speakers are turned on and loud enough

Tutorials 35 Tutorial: Plan a Long Distance Trip When you are using Street Atlas USA to plan a long trip, use the many features on the Route tab to cu

Street Atlas USA 2011 36 2. Select your options and click View to see a preview. Step 4—Save your map file! Save your map file so you can make sure

Tutorials 37 Step 3—Start driving If you have set up speech recognition software, you can ask the computer questions like, "What is the next tur

Street Atlas USA 2011 38 Tutorial: Share Maps MapShare lets you create static maps with or without route directions to send to your friends, family, a

Tutorials 39 Step 4—Add a title or notes to the route map To add a title or notes to your route map, type the appropriate information in the text box

Table of Contents v Creating Transfer Files ... 81 Creating Tr

Street Atlas USA 2011 40 Step 5—Add notes to the directions Then, if you would like to add notes to display with your directions, type them in the Not

Tutorials 41 Step 7—Preview or e-mail the route Click E-mail the MapShare Link for Your Route Map and Directions to e-mail a link of your route map a

Street Atlas USA 2011 42 Step 8—Exit the MapShare Wizard Click Close to exit the MapShare Wizard.

Tutorials 43 Tutorial: Route with XData Points This Help topic describes functionality that is available only in Street Atlas USA Plus. Once you impo

Street Atlas USA 2011 44 If you do not have the Auto calculate check box selected in the Route/New Edit tab, click the Go To button on the right side

45 Map Legend Map Legend The features that display on the map may display differently depending on which map colors you chose on the Display tab of t

Street Atlas USA 2011 46 Indian Reservation (at data zoom level 2 thru 10-7) Intermittent Water Land Military Area (at data zoom level 11) Milita

Map Legend 47 National Capital (data zoom level 7 thru 10) National Capital (data zoom levels 2 thru 6) Point of Interest (smaller black square) P

Street Atlas USA 2011 48 No Left Turn, North or East No Right Turn, South or West No Right Turn, North or East No Turn, South or West No Turn, No

49 Using the Toolbar Showing/Hiding Toolbar Options You can customize the toolbar to show the options you use most. You can also activate toolbar opt

Street Atlas USA 2011 vi Managing Datasets ... 125 Viewing

Street Atlas USA 2011 50 To open an existing map file: 1. Click the Open button on the toolbar. If you made changes to a map file that is already op

Using the Toolbar 51 OR Select an address book entry or your current GPS position from the Finish drop-down list. 3. Optional. If you want to add a

Street Atlas USA 2011 52 1. Click the Options button on the toolbar and click the GPS tab. OR Click the Options button on the GPS tab. 2. Clear

Using the Toolbar 53 To Change the Raster Data Type 1. Click the arrow next to the Imagery button on the toolbar to open the Imagery menu. All of

Street Atlas USA 2011 54 Notes • You can also get information about a location using the right-click option. Just right-click the location and click

Using the Toolbar 55 To Exchange Files with a GPS Use the Exchange button on the toolbar (also on the GPS tab) to exchange objects such as waypoin

Street Atlas USA 2011 56 To Print To print a map using the current settings in the Print tab, click the Print button on the toolbar. The Print butt

57 Customizing the Map and Tab Display Customizing the Interface You can customize the interface for your application by hiding the tab panel area an

Street Atlas USA 2011 58 To Select Basic Map Feature Preferences Use the following steps to change the basic map feature preferences. Changes made to

Customizing the Map and Tab Display 59 Connecticut Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New

Table of Contents vii Placing a Routable Road, Line, Arc, or Spline at a Specific Location ... 161 Joining and Breaking Linea

Street Atlas USA 2011 60 • Select/clear the individual feature check box to show or hide that feature. • Click the small None button to the right of

Customizing the Map and Tab Display 61 3. From the Map Colors drop-down list, select High-Contrast Colors to make the map display darker for improved

Street Atlas USA 2011 62 • The number of points of interest that displays is dependent on the basic map features you selected on the Map Features tab

Customizing the Map and Tab Display 63 • Any other place where coordinates display or print. Use the following steps to change how coordinate measur

Street Atlas USA 2011 64 1. Click the Options button on the toolbar and then click Options. 2. Click the Display tab. 3. Select the bearing from

Customizing the Map and Tab Display 65 • Click the left arrow on the resize tool once to move the primary map 1/4 of the screen width. You can repeat

Street Atlas USA 2011 66 • After installation using the Tab Manager option in the Options menu • From the Start menu Notes • If you use Tab Manager

Customizing the Map and Tab Display 67 To Import Tab Manager Preferences Use the following steps to import another user's Tab Manager preferences

Street Atlas USA 2011 68 From the Start menu, point to Programs> DeLorme> Street Atlas...>Tools, and then click Tab Manager. 2. Click the ta

69 Using Keyboard Shortcuts Selecting a Keyboard Shortcut Scheme Your application comes with the following DeLorme keyboard shortcut schemes: • Desk

Street Atlas USA 2011 viii Saving a Route ... 194 Del

Street Atlas USA 2011 70 To Assign Keyboard Shortcuts in a Custom Scheme Use the following steps to edit a custom scheme. 1. Click the Options button

Using Keyboard Shortcuts 71 o Pause/Break o Enter o Caps Lock o Num Lock o Spacebar o Insert o Backspace o Multi-media Keys o You cannot assi

Street Atlas USA 2011 72 4. Click File and then click Rename. The Scheme text box becomes active. 5. Type the name in the Scheme text box. 6. Clic

Using Keyboard Shortcuts 73 1. Click the Options button on the toolbar. OR Click the arrow next to the Options toolbar button to open the menu. Then

Street Atlas USA 2011 74 5. Click Reference Card. The list displays in your default Web browser and is sorted by the same column you selected in ste

75 Viewing Map Data Saving Data to Your Hard Drive If you did not install the Street Atlas USA map data to your computer's hard drive during ins

Street Atlas USA 2011 76 4. Click Done when finished. Note To remove a data source from the Data Locations list, select the data source and click Rem

77 Using Map Files Map Files Overview You can save all of the work that you have done as a single map File so you can open it again later. You can cr

Street Atlas USA 2011 78 Creating and Deleting Map Files You can create various map views and save each in a different map file. To Create a New Map F

Using Map Files 79 2. Click File and then click Open. OR Click the Open button on the tab. 3. Double-click the map file. The last saved map view

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Street Atlas USA 2011 80 Saving a Map File Use the Map Files tab to save each of your map files quickly and easily using one of the following methods

Using Map Files 81 1. Open a map file. 2. Click File, click Current View, and then click Contents to view the contents of the map file. • To add a

Street Atlas USA 2011 82 C:\DeLorme Docs\Transfer Files directory by default. Browse to another location if you want to save the file somewhere else.

Using Map Files 83 4. Verify the Include Hyperlink Files for Transfer check box is selected. If you do not want to include hyperlink files in your t

Street Atlas USA 2011 84 Importing Transfer Files You can package a map file and its contents into a single file, called a transfer file, to facilitat

Using Map Files 85 Note for regular Street Atlas USA users This Help topic describes functionality provided in advanced file management. Advanced fil

87 Printing Printing a Map You can print a map based on your paper size or screen size. If you choose to print a map based on your paper size, you ca

Street Atlas USA 2011 88 • Street Atlas USA Plus only: Add text or graphics to your map • Street Atlas USA only: To add a title to a single-page map

Printing 89 performed a find/category within current route search in the Advanced Find subtab. For more information, see Performing an Advanced Search