Lowrance mapcreate 7 User Manual

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Keys are sometimes used in combinations. For example, 

 means 

to hold down the 

 key while pressing the 

 key. The hot key se-

quence 

Alt+T|W

 indicates a two-step combination: hold down the 

 key 

while pressing the 

 key, release, then press the 

 key.  

"Arrow keys" is the collective name for the up arrow, down arrow, left 

arrow and right arrow keys. 
To choose a command from a menu, you can use the mouse or press a 

key combination. 
Instructions 
Words in small capital letters, in a bold sans serif type, indicate that you 

are to take an action of some kind with a command, menu, box or other 

item. For example, "You can use the Create Route command to plan a 

path to navigate with your GPS. To begin the route, choose 

." 

When the phrase "choose command" is used in the Help file Command 

Reference section, it means to run or execute the specified command. 

For example, if the manual says "choose 

," it means to 

run the Create Waypoint command. You can choose commands by click-

ing the mouse pointer on the menus or toolbar buttons, or by pressing 

the appropriate hot key or shortcut key on the keyboard.  
Commands are sometimes described as menu sequences, to help you 

find the command faster. For example, "to open the Trail List window, 

click 

|T

," means to mouse click on the main menu's View 

command and then click the Trail List command on the submenu. 
Specific text or numbers you must type are shown in bold, sans serif 

type. For example, if the manual says "Enter a Zoom range of 

 

miles," you would click in the Zoom Range Window, type the numbers 

650, then press the 

 key. 

Place holders for other items you must supply yourself, such as file 

names, are italicized. For example, when the manual says "Enter a 
name in the File Name text box," you would click in the text box, type 

the name you want to use for the file, then press the 

 key. 

This manual is written specifically for MapCreate

™ 7, but for simplicity, 

the program is often referred to as "MapCreate" or "MapCreate 7." 

MapCreate 7 is ideal for aviation, backpacking and related outdoor activi-

ties, but it was specially designed for hunters. Maps made with MapCre-
ate will work in all Lowrance

®

 GPS units. MapCreate 7 is the first GPS 

mapping software to offer such extensive boundary data for several types 

of public hunting lands, game management units and related areas.