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Tutorial: route with gps—tab view – DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Manual

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Tutorial: Route with GPS—Tab View

This tutorial explains routing with GPS in GPS tab view on your laptop computer. This option

allows you to use the GPS tab to control navigating and tracking. By default, the tabs and

Control Panel are visible, but

you can opt to hide them

. It is available only in 2-D mode.

To turn NavMode (the default view) off so you can use GPS tab view, click the NavMode

button on the toolbar.

To learn more about NavMode, see the

Route with GPS - NavMode

tutorial.

To learn more about using your GPS with your application, see the Help topics under Using

GPS.

Step 1—Get ready

1. Connect your GPS device to your portable computer. Ensure the speakers are turned

on and loud enough for you to hear while driving.

2. Start DeLorme Topo North America.

Step 2—Start the GPS

Click the GPS button

on the toolbar to start your GPS.

If you are using a GPS device that is not an Earthmate GPS device, and you have not

initialized it in DeLorme Topo North America before, you will need to

initialize the device

using the GPS Settings tab in the Options dialog box.
Note If you do not see the GPS button on the toolbar, right-click the toolbar and select the

GPS/NavMode option.

Step 3—Create your route

Create a route

using your current GPS location as the route start point and your destination

as your finish. You can create routes using the Route tab, the toolbar, or right-click

functionality; in this tutorial, we are using the toolbar.

Step 4—Show turns

Click the Show Turns button on the GPS tab.
OR

Click the Route tab, click the Directions subtab, and click Show Turns.

An arrow indicates your direction of travel. Click the More button to get information on the

turn after your next turn.