DeLorme Topo North America 10.0 User manual

Topo USA User Guide

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Table of Contents
Getting Started........................................................................................................ 1
Welcome to DeLorme Topo North America ................................................................ 1
Frequently Asked Questions.................................................................................... 2
How do I? ............................................................................................................ 7
Basic Functions..................................................................................................... 9
Running DeLorme Topo North America ..................................................................... 9
Zooming In and Out .............................................................................................. 9
Panning/Centering the Map................................................................................... 11
Copying Your Map to the Clipboard ........................................................................ 12
Saving a Map as a Bitmap or JPEG Image............................................................... 12
Measuring Distance and Area................................................................................ 14
Chart of Supported Coordinate Formats.................................................................. 15
Searching Tips.................................................................................................... 17
Exiting the Program............................................................................................. 18
About the Interface ............................................................................................. 19
Tab Area............................................................................................................ 19
Control Panel...................................................................................................... 19
Overview Map..................................................................................................... 20
Toolbar.............................................................................................................. 21
Using the Help System......................................................................................... 21
Help Overview .................................................................................................... 21
Using the Help System......................................................................................... 23
Help Documentation Conventions .......................................................................... 25
Glossary Terms................................................................................................... 26
Recreational Contacts .......................................................................................... 33
Map Legend........................................................................................................ 43

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Using the Toolbar................................................................................................... 49
Showing/Hiding Toolbar Options............................................................................ 49
Reordering the Toolbar Options............................................................................. 49
To Create a New Project....................................................................................... 49
To Open a Project ............................................................................................... 49
To Save a Project................................................................................................ 50
To Open the Map Library ...................................................................................... 50
To Share Maps.................................................................................................... 50
To Create a Route ............................................................................................... 50
To Sync Files and Information with a Handheld GPS Device....................................... 52
To Measure Distance............................................................................................ 52
To Get Information About a Location...................................................................... 52
To Create a Profile............................................................................................... 53
To Add Images and Data to a GPS Location............................................................. 54
To Choose Options .............................................................................................. 54
To Grab and Pan the Map ..................................................................................... 55
To Start/Stop Your GPS Connection ....................................................................... 55
To Use GPS NavMode........................................................................................... 56
To Print ............................................................................................................. 56
To Print the Map Screen....................................................................................... 57
Customizing the Map and Tab Display....................................................................... 59
Display Options Overview..................................................................................... 59
Customizing the Interface..................................................................................... 59
Displaying Basic Map Features .............................................................................. 60
Customizing the Map Feature Preferences............................................................... 63
Changing the Map Colors...................................................................................... 65
Showing Hybrid Maps .......................................................................................... 65
Changing the Map Magnification Level.................................................................... 66

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Changing the Contour Details Preferences............................................................... 66
Changing How POIs Display on the Map.................................................................. 67
Setting Units of Measure Preferences ..................................................................... 68
Resizing the Map and Tab Areas............................................................................ 71
Viewing Two Maps at the Same Time ..................................................................... 73
Showing or Hiding Tabs........................................................................................ 75
Importing/Exporting Tab Manager Preferences ........................................................ 76
Reordering the Tabs ............................................................................................ 77
Using Keyboard Shortcuts ....................................................................................... 79
Selecting a Keyboard Shortcut Scheme .................................................................. 79
Creating a New Custom Scheme............................................................................ 79
Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts in a Custom Scheme.................................................. 80
Customizing a DeLorme Scheme ........................................................................... 82
Renaming a Custom Scheme ................................................................................ 82
Deleting a Custom Scheme................................................................................... 83
Importing a Custom Scheme................................................................................. 83
Exporting a Custom Scheme................................................................................. 84
Searching For Commands..................................................................................... 84
Viewing All of the Shortcut Keys for a Scheme......................................................... 85
Viewing Map Data .................................................................................................. 87
Saving Data to Your Hard Drive............................................................................. 87
Connecting Data ................................................................................................. 87
Viewing Data...................................................................................................... 87
Using Projects and Map Files.................................................................................... 89
Projects and Map Files Overview............................................................................ 89
Creating and Deleting Projects .............................................................................. 89
Opening an Existing Project .................................................................................. 90
Editing a Project.................................................................................................. 91