Lowrance mapcreate 7 User Manual

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Now that you've created all the GPS information you want, you need to 

prepare it for use in your GPS unit. We'll do that in the next lesson, 

"Saving a GPS Data File." 

GPS Data Files (sometimes called "user files") can contain any combi-

nation of GPS information, including waypoints, event marker icons, 

routes and trails. MapCreate and your GPS unit store all their GPS 

data in this same file format. This makes it easy to move GPS data 

back and forth between MapCreate and your GPS unit. Here's how: 

(Refer as needed to the "Toolbars" section, beginning on page 43.) 
1. With some type of GPS data displayed on the screen, click the 

 button 

 on the File toolbar. The Save As dialog box appears. 

 

2. Type a name in the File Name text box and click 

. 

Congratulations, you've made your first GPS Data File! MapCre-

ate saved the file to the program's default storage folder, which is: 
C:\Program Files\LEI\MapCreate\Data. Now you can use Windows Ex-

plorer to copy or move the file to your MMC card. Remember, Windows 

treats your card reader like a removable disk drive, so copying a GPS Data 

File to the MMC card is like copying a file from the hard drive to a floppy 

disk.  

You also have the option of saving the GPS data file directly to the 

card. When the Save As dialog box appears, select the card reader's 

drive letter in the Save In box before you click Save. For help transfer-

ring files with Windows Explorer, click 

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 and in the Win-

dows Help program, look for the topics "copying files" or "moving 

files."