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To send a waypoint to a pn-series gps from the map, Custom symbols, Custom symbols overview – DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Manual

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2. Click File to open the draw file editing area.

All the files you created display in a table.

3. Click to select the file that includes the contents you want to copy.
4. Click More.

The tab area increases in height and the file details table displays. The information

that displays in the table is dependent on the file type that is selected.

5. Right-click the waypoint that you want to send, point to Manage Draw, and then

click Send to GPS.

Note To select multiple waypoints in the file list, press and hold the CTRL key and

click each file OR to select multiple sequential files, press and hold the SHIFT key

and click the first and last file.

6. Click the Send button.

To Send a Waypoint to a PN-Series GPS from the Map

1. Click the Draw tab.

2. To send a single waypoint, click the Select tool

and then click the waypoint on

the map. A box displays around the active object.

OR
To send multiple waypoints, click the Select tool

and then drag a box over the

waypoints you want to send. A box displays around the active waypoints.

3. Right-click the waypoint (you need right-click only one for multiple selections), point

to Manage Draw, and then click Send to GPS.

The Earthmate PN-Series GPS Exchange dialog box opens and the waypoint(s)

appears under Selected Waypoints.

4. Click the Send button.

Custom Symbols

Custom Symbols Overview

DeLorme XSym lets you create and edit your own symbols, which you can edit and add to

maps within DeLorme mapping programs. The symbols created are 24 x 24 pixels. New and

edited symbols are saved within a symbol set (.dim file) and can contain up to 250 symbols.

Symbol set files are located at C:\DeLorme Docs\Symbols.

The DeLorme XSym Dialog Box

The XSym dialog box provides all the tools you need to create and edit symbols for your

DeLorme mapping program. Click an area on the diagram below to view information on the

various parts of the dialog box.
Tip To close the pop-up information box that displays when you click the diagram, click

outside the image or click another part of the image.