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Using the Help File
The Help File contains the Quick Reference tutorial material from the
instruction manual and the Command Reference, which documents every
command in MapCreate. To open the Help File, hit
F1
on the keyboard or
with the mouse, click
Help
hen
Help File
You navigate through the help information just as you would any other website,
using the clickable hyperlinks to move around. There are links at the top and
bottom of each Help document. The Table of Contents in the window frame at
left is organized like the table of contents in the manual and the topics are
linked. You can drag the Table of Contents window border to fit your screen.
If you would like to have a hard copy of the instruction manual, the lat-
est manual for MapCreate is available for downloading in PDF format for
free on our website,
www.lowrance.com
. The PDF format is suitable
for printing on at home.
To view descriptions of the MapCreate interface,
and tips on how
to maneuver through the program, click
Working With MapCreate
.
To view tutorial lessons
on the 10 basic MapCreate functions, click
Basic Tutorials
in the help file.
To view detailed instructions
on all commands available in MapCreate,
click
Command Reference
.
Searching Help Documents
Once you have opened a help document, you can search it for the infor-
mation you need. The Table of Contents has been organized for easy
reading, but it too is searchable, using the commands below. (The Com-
mand Reference is in alphabetical order.)
