DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User manual

DeLorme Topo North America™ 9.0 User Guide
Created June 8, 2010

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Table of Contents
Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Map Legend......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Using the Toolbar ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Customizing the Map and Tab Display ................................................................................................................. 29
Using Keyboard Shortcuts.................................................................................................................................... 44
Viewing Map Data ............................................................................................................................................... 50
Using Projects and Map Files ............................................................................................................................... 51
Finding a Location on the Map............................................................................................................................. 57
Using Address Book Contacts............................................................................................................................... 72
Printing................................................................................................................................................................ 78
Using the Draw Tools........................................................................................................................................... 89
Routing .............................................................................................................................................................. 141
Using GPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 159
Using Voice Navigation ...................................................................................................................................... 177
Geocaching ........................................................................................................................................................ 186
Using Earthmate PN-Series GPS Devices ............................................................................................................ 189
Using Third-party GPS Devices ........................................................................................................................... 207
Using Small-screen Devices................................................................................................................................ 212
Profiling Linear Objects...................................................................................................................................... 213
Viewing Your Map in 3-D ................................................................................................................................... 222
Using NetLink and MapShare............................................................................................................................. 228
Using GeoTagger................................................................................................................................................ 233
Legal Information .............................................................................................................................................. 236
Index.................................................................................................................................................................. 249

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Getting Started
Welcome to DeLorme Topo North America
Helpful Links
•DeLorme—product information and more
•Technical Support—searchable knowledge base, articles, troubleshooting
•Community Forums—a wealth of information from the people who use our
products
•DeLorme Weblog—announcements, tips and tricks, and tutorials
•PN-Series Wiki—all the information about PN-Series GPS devices you need in one
place
What's New
•DeLorme Topo USA is now DeLorme Topo North America!
•Canada topographic detail—includes elevation contours, shaded relief, land cover,
highways, streets, and back roads.
•210,000 new and updated U.S. roads, as well as 11,000 national forest trails and
Bureau of Land Management recreation lands.
•Search for DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer™ symbols and see them on the map.
•Connect directly to Geocaching.com from Topo North America—download pocket
queries to sync with your Earthmate PN-Series GPS.
•Use Earthmate GPS Sync to sync all your GPS file transfers at once—waypoints,
geocaches, tracks, routes, and maps.
DeLorme Topo North America Features
These are just some of the many features that you can enjoy with DeLorme Topo North
America 9.0:
•Try our data downloads for free! Included with your purchase is a download
certificate for $40 worth of data and imagery using the NetLink tab (registration
required). You can also subscribe to the DeLorme Map Library and get unlimited
downloads for an annual fee of only $29.95.
•Use the Handheld Export tab to create custom maps to send to your Earthmate PN-
Series GPS.
•Search for trails, state parks, mountain peaks, unique natural features, points of
interest, and more.
•View your maps in 3-D and fly over the terrain with shaded relief, detailed land
use/land cover features, and elevation contours.
•Use the split-screen functionality to view two types of data for the same location at
the same time.
•Create trail, road, or direct routes by adding start and finish points on your map.
Customize your route by adding stops and vias.
•Use the toolbar to share maps, add data and images to the map, open/create/save
projects, start/stop GPS, edit your preferences, and more.
•Profile map items and objects you draw/add to the map to determine coordinate
information, linear distance, elevation, grade, and so on.