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- Getting started with Set Compass
- Google Maps projection
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- Grid references test
- How to use a compass
- Import Google Map routes
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- Save and Store Set Compass Google Map Routes
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Import Set Compass Google Map Routes
New legs can be added at any time to a Google Map route through the Import Route option selected from the upper left menu. The ID number provided when the route was saved should be entered in the Import Route dialogue window.
The route is opened in the same map style used at the time of saving - in the example below as a Terrain Map.
To switch to another map style, click the 'Hide Compass' button and then select from the map menu which will appear in the upper right.
The aerial map option can be selected and clicking the 'Show Compass' button will return the compass to its last position. New route legs can then be added.
The import map route dialogue window
The route is opened in the same map style used at the time of saving - in the example below as a Terrain Map.
Route 181 opened as a Terrain Map
To switch to another map style, click the 'Hide Compass' button and then select from the map menu which will appear in the upper right.
Select from the map menu in the upper right
The aerial map option can be selected and clicking the 'Show Compass' button will return the compass to its last position. New route legs can then be added.
The 'Show Compass' button will return the compass to its last position
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