DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 - Manual (Page 122)

DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Guide
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Note You can display either bearing or distance by clicking the drop-down
arrow next to the Bearing or Angle text located below the distance text in
the Distance and Bearing/Angle option.
6. Click Done to finish your edit.
OR
Press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
OR
Click outside the object's active box on the map.
Editing a Track
Once you download a track from a GPS receiver, you can edit (including reshaping or
changing line color or width), copy, move, or delete it at any time.
To Edit a Track
Use the following steps to edit a track.
1. Open the project containing the draw file with the track you want to edit.
2. Click the Draw tab.
3. If the track you want to edit is not in the active draw file, click File and select the
draw file from the draw file dialog area. Then, click Done.
4. Click the Select tool and click the track you want to edit.
• A box displays around the selected track.
• The shape points used to create the line display as small, magenta squares.
5. Change any of the track style, color, or weight options of the existing track.
• To edit any label on a track, click the Select tool, select the line twice, then
type the label in the text box that displays next to the track.
• Reshape the track by dragging any of the points in the line to a new location.
When you select a shape point of a line segment within an active line:
• A small green circle indicates the start end point of the selected track
segment.
• A small red circle indicates the last end point of the selected track
segment.
• Select the Coordinate or the Distance and Bearing/Angle option and edit
their numbers. Click Apply to initiate the changes.
6. Click Done to finish your edit.
OR
Press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
OR
Click outside the object's active box on the map.
Tutorial: Convert Tracks into Trails
You can convert a track to a trail so you can use it when calculating trail routes for a GPS
device.
Step 1—Open the track file in the Draw tab
The track is saved in a Draw file. To view the track, click the File button in the Draw tab
and double-click the track name you want to convert.