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Chapter 7: Working with waypoints

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To move a waypoint that you are

heading toward

to your

boat’s current position:
Select Waypoint/ Move Destination to Vessel. The waypoint that
you are approaching is moved to your boat’s current position.

To move a waypoint you are

heading away from

to your

boat’s current position:
Select Waypoint/Move Origin to Vessel. The waypoint you are
heading away from is moved to your boat’s current position.

7.8 Edit waypoint details

You can change how, where and when any waypoint is displayed by
editing the Waypoint properties dialog box.

To edit a waypoints details:
1. Place the cursor over the waypoint that you want to edit.
2. Right click to display the right-mouse menu.
3. Select and click

Waypoint Properties

. The waypoint properties dialog

box for the selected waypoint is displayed.

4. Select and click on the details that you want to edit. The on-screen

keyboard, numeric pad or drop-down lists will be displayed as
required.

5. Click

OK

when you have finished editing the waypoint details. The

dialog box closes.

7.9 Organizing waypoints

You can create as many different groups, known in RayTech as folders, of
waypoints as you need, and then manipulate the individual waypoints
within those folders. Waypoint folders can be added, deleted or renamed
just like individual waypoints. You can also swap waypoints between
folders, and send them to and retrieve them from the waypoint recycle bin.

To create a new waypoint folder:
1. Select Waypoint/Manage Waypoints. The Folders dialog box is

displayed.

2. Click

New Folder

. The on-screen keyboard is displayed.

3. Type in the name for the new folder. Click

OK

. The new folder is

created.

To add a waypoint to a folder:
1. Select Waypoints /Manage Waypoints. The Folders dialog box is

displayed.

2. Open the folder that contains the waypoint you want to add to a new

folder. The waypoints in that folder are displayed.

3. Double-click the required waypoint. The waypoint properties dialog

box is displayed.

4. Click the

Folder

action box. A drop-down menu displaying the folder

list is displayed.

5. Highlight the folder that you want to put the waypoint in. Click

OK

.

6. The waypoint is added to that folder.

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7. Click

OK

. The waypoint dialog box closes.

8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 above until you have added all the required

waypoints to the new folder.

To rename a folder:
1. Select Waypoints/Manage Waypoints. The Folders dialog box is

displayed.

2. Right-click the folder that you want to rename. A drop-down menu is

displayed

3. Highlight Rename and click. The on-screen keyboard is displayed.
4. Type in the new name of the folder. Click

OK

. The folder is renamed.

7.10 Deleting a waypoint or waypoint folder?

To delete a waypoint on-screen:
1. Place the cursor over the waypoint you want to delete.
2. Right click. The right mouse menu will be displayed.
3. Select

Delete Waypoint

and click.

4. The waypoint is removed from the chart.

To delete a waypoint using the waypoint list:
1. Select Waypoints/Manage Waypoints. The folders selection

dialog box is displayed.

2. Highlight the folder you want to delete the waypoint from.
3. Right click. The All waypoints in folder selection dialog box is

displayed.

4. Right click the waypoint you want to delete. A drop-down menu is

displayed.

5. Highlight

Delete

.

6. Click

OK

. The waypoint is deleted and the selection dialog box closes.

To delete a waypoint folder:
1. Select Waypoints/Manage Waypoints. The folders selection

dialog box is displayed.

2. Highlight the folder you want to delete.
3. Right click the waypoint folder you want to delete. A drop-down menu

is displayed.

4. Highlight

Delete

.

5. Click

OK

. The waypoint folder is deleted and the selection dialog box

closes.

7.11 Waypoint recycle bin

When you delete waypoints, they are placed in the waypoint recycle bin,
from which you can later retrieve them if you need to. However, it is impor-
tant to remember that each time you close RayTech the recycle bin is
emptied, permanently deleting all the waypoints it contains.

To retrieve waypoints from the recycle bin:
1. Select Waypoints/Manage Waypoints. The Folders dialog box is

displayed.

2. Highlight

Waypoint Recycle Bin

.

3. Click

OK

. The contents of the recycle bin will be displayed.

4. Highlight and double-click the first waypoint that you want to retrieve.

The waypoint dialog properties box is displayed.

5. Click the

Folders

action box. A drop-down menu is displayed.

6. Highlight the folder that you want the retrieved waypoint to be placed

in.

7. Click

OK

. The waypoint is removed from the waypoint recycle bin and

placed in the selected folder.

8. Repeat Steps 1 through 7 for additional waypoints to be retrieved.
9. Click

OK

. Folders dialog box closes.