User Guide

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Map Borders tab in the Map Display Options dialog box. Drag the Cor-
ridor Width slider bar to the left to narrow corridor width. Drag the
slider bar to the right to widen corridor width.
Creating a Route from a Trail
A trail is a line drawn on the map by your GPS unit as you travel. It's a record
of the path you've taken, showing where you've been. This feature is also called
a plot trail. In the field, the trail will extend from your present position back to
where you began recording the trail. Your GPS unit records thousands of posi-
tion points to show every twist and turn you've taken on your journey.
To get a trail into MapCreate, you must record a trail in your unit, then
save the trail in a GPS Data File. Copy the data file from the MMC to the
MapCreate data folder. When you open the GPS Data File, MapCreate
will display the trail as a green line on the Master Map.
MapCreate can use a GPS plot trail to create a route for use on a repeat
trip. Your GPS unit can navigate the new route, making it easy to retrace
the path you took. You can even share the information with friends. Using
the Create Route from Trail command is a snap. Here's how you do it:
1. Open a GPS Data file containing a trail. (To open a GPS Data File,
click
FILE|OPEN|OPEN GPS DATA FILE.)
NOTE:
GPS Data Files with relatively long trails take a few moments to
open. Please be patient when you open a data file containing a long
Corridor Width
slider bar