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The FSMap gauge may be installed as an independent panel view (i.e.
as a panel window), or as a part of an existing panel window. Usually
you may want to use it as an independent panel window. In this case
you can open and hide it just as required. When opened, it may be
also moved around the screen, or resized. In this case, the panel window
may overlap some parts of the regular panel.
Some panels are offering specific spots to add instruments like a GPS
or a moving map device like FSMap. In such cases you may want
to place the FSMap gauge directly into that area. This is the most
realistic-looking variant. If the FSMap instrument is too small for your
taste, you may additionally create a separate FSMap panel window. In
these cases, the FSMap instrument which has been placed inside your
panel, acts like a hotspot. Clicking on it will open or close the larger
separate panel window.
All these installation or deinstallation actions related to the FSMap gauge
are done by clicking on the appropriate icon in the FSMap icon bar.
Adding or updating the FSMap
gauge file
Before adding the FSMap instrument to a panel you need to install
the FSMapDevice.gau file in MS Flight Simulator. To install the file, first
check that you have selected the correct flight simulator version via
the drop-down menu, then click on the icon labelled „Install/Update
FSMap Gauge“ in the icon bar. This symbol is greyed out when the
.gau file is already installed and up to date. The icon may become
active when the file is installed, but a newer version is available from
your program folder. Usually the FSMap application will detect such
cases and prompt you to update the FSMap gauge file to the latest
version.