Lowrance mapcreate 7 User Manual

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You can drag the borders of these windows to resize them to suit your 

viewing preferences. The windows can also be manually arranged around 

the screen, or you can just use the default Auto Arrange setting, under the 

Window menu. When you close the program, MapCreate remembers the 

windows and map you were using. The next time you start MapCreate, 

the program opens the previous map and windows, just as you left them. 
Closing MapCreate 
To close or exit MapCreate, click 

|E

 or click the X 

 

button at the top right corner of the screen. 
MapCreate Screen Components 
If you're pretty familiar with how Windows programs work, you may want 

to skip ahead to the segment on Creating Rectangle Map Borders on page 

54. But, before we actually start mapping, we'd like to describe the different 

elements of the MapCreate screen. The next few segments explain what 

they are and what they do. You'll also learn how to move around the map. 
Master Map Window 
The largest window is the Master Map window. It displays the basic 

world background map you'll use to prepare Map Border Files and Map