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XMap 6 User Guide
Updated for XMap 6.2
This user guide is a printable version of the XMap Help system. When you are using
XMap, use the Help system to take advantage of links to related Help topics and
tutorials.
Note: Some content from the Help system is not available in the print version.
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Table of Contents Getting Started.............................................................................................. 1 Welcome to XMap 6..................................................................................... 1 What's New in XMap 6 ................................................................................. 2 Frequently Asked Questions.......................................................................... 3 Helpful Tips .....................................
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Table of Contents Changing How POIs Display on the Map.........................................................46 Setting Units of Measure Preferences ............................................................47 Resizing the Map and Tab Areas ...................................................................49 Viewing Two Maps at the Same Time ............................................................51 Showing or Hiding Tabs.............................................................
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XMap User Guide Checking Layers Out and In.......................................................................190 Printing .....................................................................................................193 Printing a Map .........................................................................................193 Printing a Route and Directions ..................................................................194 Printing a Profile....................................
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Table of Contents Using Draw Objects ..................................................................................252 Routable Roads, Trails, Tracks, Lines, Arcs , and Splines................................259 Circles, Rectangles, and Polygons ...............................................................265 Waypoints, Symbols, MapNotes, Text Labels, and Images ..............................267 Custom Symbols ...........................................................................
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XMap User Guide Editing a Route ........................................................................................320 Editing Roads ..........................................................................................321 Labeling a Route Point with a MapNote ........................................................322 Moving Route MapNotes ............................................................................323 Displaying and Centering Routes on the Map.....................
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Table of Contents Using UMPC and Small-screen Devices ...........................................................394 Using UMPC and Small-screen Devices ........................................................394 Using NetLink.............................................................................................395 NetLink Overview .....................................................................................395 Using GeoTagger ..................................................
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Getting Started Welcome to XMap 6 Tips • Double-click a book in the Table of Contents to view all of its associated topics. Click a topic to read its contents. • Additional information is available in the Technical Support section of our website. Visit www.delorme.com to view tutorials, search the forums, and more. The following features and more are available in XMap. • Import or create GIS layers, link attribute data, classify and adjust how the data displays, build queries, and
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XMap User Guide What's New in XMap 6 What's New in XMap 6.2 • Updated and enhanced ArcSDE 9.3 support improves the ability to import and deploy GIS databases to the field—synchronize large GIS layers for the field in record time! • Shapefile support for XMap 6 Professional—import shapefiles into the GIS tab and apply symbolization Note This is already available in XMap GIS Enterprise and XMap GIS Editor • Faster data cutting for Earthmate GPS PN-Series GPS devices What's New in XMap
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Getting Started • Support for opening DeLorme Topo USA and Street Atlas projects; easily migrate your old projects to XMap Frequently Asked Questions These questions are asked most frequently by our customers. • Why doesn't map data display in all projects? The procedure for adding data to XMap varies; it depends on if you want to add the data to the current project or if you want to add it to all projects. If you added the data to only the current project and you want to view it in all
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XMap User Guide To Open A Project 1. Click the Map Data tab. 2. Click File and then click Open. 3. Select the project you want to view and then click Open. 4. Click OK. To Open a Route 5. Click the Map Data tab. 6. Click Data and then click Add. The Add Data to Maps dialog box opens. 7. Browse to the file you want, select it, and then click Add. The route is added to the current project. To Open a Draw File 8. Click the Map Data tab. 9. Click Data and then click Add. The Add
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Getting Started Note MSDE 2000 installs to your computer with XMap 4.5 and SQL Server 2005 Express installs to your computer with XMap 5 and above if MSDE 2000 is not already present. • Why doesn't my Workspace display any layers? If there are no layers in your Workspace, you may have accidentally removed them. To retrieve the layers, click the GIS tab, click the Workspace subtab (if it is not currently selected), click the Layers button, and then click Manage. Select the Source Databas
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XMap User Guide • Can I see imagery and data from Topo USA or Street Atlas USA within XMap? Yes. The location of the Downloads folder changed in XMap 6. If you stored your data in the DeLorme Docs Downloads folder, it will automatically migrate to the new location. If you stored it in a different location, you can use the Map Data tab to browse to the location and add it. For information about migrating data to XMap 6, see Migrating Data to the New DeLorme Docs Location. • How do I get
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Getting Started The GPS tab view 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 on or off, click the NavMode button on the toolbar. When the button appears indented, NavMode is on. Note The button is greyed out unless you have a GPS device plugged in or are playing back a GPS log file You can also change your GPS view in the Op
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XMap User Guide • What's the difference between adding and inserting a stop or via? The Insert Stop/Via function arranges stops/vias geographically in the route. The Add Stop/Via function adds stops/vias in the order you add them to the route. • Why did my route fail to calculate? Your route will fail to calculate if you create a route: • With a route start, stop, via, or finish point in an area that you have designated as a Route Avoid. • That includes route points outside the Unite
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Getting Started • Why do X marks display on the map when I calculate a route? • When you place a route point in a location that isn't on a street, XMap finds the closest street to that location, marks the space between the point you clicked and the street with X marks, and starts the route at the street. • If you perform a Find for an address that is on a walkway and place a route point on it, XMap finds the closest street to that location, marks the space between the point you clicked a
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XMap User Guide Helpful Tips These tips may help you use the features in your DeLorme mapping program. The Did You Know? pop-up tutorials provide hints while you are working in the application. Tips • To disable a specific pop-up tutorial, select the Don't Show Again check box before you close it. • To disable all pop-up tutorials, click the Help button on the toolbar and click Shut Off All Pop-up Tutorials. • To enable all pop-tutorials after you have shut off one or more, clic
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Getting Started Find If you want to... Use this tip... Modify a Find search Right-click a result item in the Find tab to add it as a result MapNote, insert it as a stop in your route, copy the information to your clipboard, and so on. Find a custom point of You can use the Custom option to find other interest (such as a categories besides those listed, or to find multiple Chinese restaurant) categories at once. when performing a GPS radar search in Find GPS If you want to... Use this
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XMap User Guide Measurement Tool If you want to... Use this tip... Measure the Use the measure tool to draw a polygon on the map area/perimeter of a and determine its area and perimeter. Just click point- location on the map by-point to draw the polygon on the map and then double-click to close the polygon. The area and perimeter display in the center of the polygon. Phone If you want to... Use this tip... Get all of the phone You can right-click the map on a road to view phone listi
