7 importing a data file, Importing a data file, Chapter 10: magellan roadmate poi manager – Magellan 800 User Manual

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Chapter 10: Magellan RoadMate POI Manager

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10.7 Importing a Data FIle

The POI Manager software supports ASCII file format (.ASC,.CSV,.TXT); GPS Exchange file format (.GPS,.XML); Magellan
Waypoint file format (.WPT,.RTE); and Garmin PCX5 Waypoint file format (.WPT,.RTE).

Click on the

Open

button

.

Select the file you wish to import and click

Open

.

Start by choosing which line in the data file to start importing data. If your data file has a header row, this row will generate
an error so you should start at line two or below.

Next, choose how the data is separated and click on

Next

.

You now need to define the data columns. Click on the pull down menu and assign a field name to the appropriate column.
Click on

Finish

.

Click on The

Save POI file

button. Assign a name to your file and click on

Save

.

Close the POI File Editor. Select the POI file you just created and click on the transfer button (right arrow) to upload the file
to your Magellan RoadMate.

See page 70 for information on accessing custom POIs on your Magellan RoadMate.

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