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All of this information is built into MapCreate's atlas database. As long
as an information category is turned on and included in your Map File,
the data will be available to your GPS unit.
With these and other elements, MapCreate gives you a phenomenal
amount of mapping detail and information. For a more detailed list of
the map categories available in MapCreate, see Appendix 2, Map Cate-
gory List, on page 73.
How to use this manual: typographical conventions
Most Windows-based computer programs offer several ways to perform a
task, and MapCreate 6 is no exception. With mouse and keyboard, you
can access some commands four different ways! We'll show you all of
them, but we save the most detailed information for our Help file's Com-
mand Reference section. There, the entry on each command includes a
summary box showing all the menus and keyboard shortcuts (sometimes
that's the only hint you need to get on with your mapping project.)
In our User's Guide segment (Sec. 3), we usually focus on one simple
way to get the job done, usually by clicking the mouse pointer on a
menu or toolbar button. In the User's Guide, many of the instructions
are listed as numbered steps. This makes it a little easier to follow a
series of instructions when you're skimming the material.
In the printed User's Guide and the Help file Command Reference, the
actual command clicks and keystrokes appear as sans serif, boldface
type. So, if you're in a real hurry (or just need a reminder), you can
usually skim the instructions and pick out where to click by finding the
boldface commands. The paragraphs below explain how to interpret the
text formatting for those commands and other instructions. (If you're
already familiar with Windows or many other software manuals you
can probably skip forward to Section 2: Installation, on page 17.)
Mouse
The mouse controls the movement of a graphic symbol on your screen
called the mouse pointer, sometimes also referred to as a mouse cursor.
The mouse performs an action by moving the pointer over a menu, a
button or the map and then clicking the appropriate mouse button.
When the word "click" is used alone, it means "left-click," or to press and
release the left mouse button. When you need to use the right mouse
button, we will say so explicitly, such as "Right-click on the waypoint."
Sometimes a command requires more than one click. When we say
"double-click," it means to rapidly click the mouse button two times.