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Using the keyboard to enter positions
It is possible to plot points from the keyboard without using the mouse.
In order to enter the position of the points, firstly choose the type of point
that you wish to record by selecting the corresponding tool in the Tools
palette.
ð the Navigation tool
for entering route plan points,
ð the Waypoint tool
for plotting or adding waypoints,
ð the Plotting tool
for plotting personal marks (in this case choose the type, the icon and the
color of the mark or object that you wish to plot from the mark type selection
boxes in the Tools palette using the corresponding pop-up menus),
ð the Position Modification tool
for using the keyboard to insert the new position of a point (previously
select the new point to be modified)
ð the Insert tool
to insert a point on a line (previously select the point after which insert
the new point)
Then select the latitude by sliding the cursor into the corresponding zone of
the Cursor display.
Enter the latitude of the point that you want to plot, followed by the TAB key
(to select longitude), then enter the longitude.
Press ENTER to confirm
.
The corresponding point (waypoint or personal mark) is displayed on the chart.
Since latitude is now selected, you can immediately plot the new point from
the keyboard and thus link several points.
Note: you can replace the key ¡ (for degrees) by the key * (easier to use from the
number pad). You can use the full stop or comma to separate the tenths of
minutes from minutes.
Note: if you do not specify the sign (N or S for latitude, E or W for longitude),
the software will place the sign in the center of the image.
Caution! The software works in thousandths of minutes and not in seconds. You can
nevertheless only enter tenths or hundredths of minutes if this is not sufficiently
precise (or even round up to the nearest minute).
You can use the keyboard to plot, not only isolated points but also lines or areas (when the selection of type in the Tools palette
indicates Line or Area). To finish a line or an area, hold down the Shift key whilst you validate the last point by pressing ENTER
.