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Route
Route Overview
The Route tab in Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to perform the following functions:
•
Create a road route by adding start and finish points to your map.
•
Add or insert vias and stops to your route.
•
Schedule end of day and fuel breaks along the active route by using the Plan Trip subtab.
•
Edit routes by:
Reordering the waypoints.
Adding, inserting, moving, or deleting stops and vias.
Reversing the order of the route, and so forth.
•
View route directions for the active route as point-to-point bearings.
Creating a Route
Use the Route tab in Street Atlas USA 2005 to create a route, view route directions, edit a route, and so forth.
To Create a Route
Use the following steps to create a route.
1.
Click the
Route
tab and then click
New/Edit
. The New/Edit Route dialog area displays.
2.
Click the Start tool
and then click the point on the map where you want to begin your route.
OR
Type your start location in the Start drop-down text box. If you type an address, it must be in one of the
following formats: street address, city, state
OR
street address, ZIP Code.
OR
Right-click the map location where you want to begin your route. A shortcut menu displays. Point to
Create
Route
and then click
Set as Start
.
3.
Click the Finish tool
and then click the spot on the map where you want to end your route.
OR
Type your finish location in the Finish drop-down text box. If you type an address, it must be in one of the
following formats: street address, city, state
OR
street address, ZIP Code.
OR
Right-click the map location where you want to end your route. A shortcut menu displays. Point to
Create
Route
and then click
Set as Finish
.
4.
Select a route type
(Road-Shortest
or
Road-Quickest
) from the available drop-down list.
5.
If you do not have the Auto Calc check box selected, click
Calculate
.
OR
If you do not have the Auto Calc check box selected, right-click the route, point to
Manage Route
, and
then click
Calculate Road Quickest
or
Calculate Road Shortest
from the shortcut menu.
Note
: If Street Atlas USA 2005 is unable to find an exact match for the item that you typed, a dialog box
displays with a list of the closest matches. Scroll through the list of search results until you find the one you
want to locate, click the item to select it, and then click
OK
.
6.
Click
Directions
to view the route directions.
AND/OR
Click
Advanced
to display the advanced routing options.
AND/OR
Click
Plan Trip
to assign end of day or fuel breaks to your route.
AND/OR
Click
Back on Track
to add your current GPS position as a stop to the current route.
