Operate left-handed
Operate left-handed
(not TomTom
(not TomTom MOBILE)
MOBILE)
If you are left-handed, you will probably want to use '
Operate left-handed
'
to place scroll
controls, the map zoom control and 'Done' and 'Cancel' buttons on the left side of the screen where
possible. You will then be able to tap on them more conveniently without your left hand obscuring
the screen. To revert to the original button placement, choose the preference '
Operate right-
handed
'
Operating your TomTom system left-handed!
Keyboard preferences
Keyboard preferences
Choose '
Keyboard preferences
'
to choose the size (large or small) of the on-screen
keyboard for the entry of text and numbers (the smaller version leaves more room for items in
scrolling lists), and to choose between alphabetic (ABCD), typewriter (QWERTY) and French
(AZERTY) layouts.
Name preferences
Name preferences
You can adjust the way road names are displayed on the maps with '
Name preferences
'
.
There are four check boxes shown:
Show house numbers prefixed
Tick this to display addresses with house numbers in front of their street names, e.g. '112 Oxford
street' rather than 'Oxford street 112'.
De-emphasize E-roads
Tick this to use local road numbering in preference to European road numbering, e.g. 'A10/E35' is
preferred to 'E35/A10'.
Show street names on map
Tick this to show the names of roads and side streets on the map while you are driving, provided
the current map scale is appropriate and there is room.
Show next highway
Tick this to show the name of the next highway to look for; it is displayed near the top right hand
corner of the screen.
Hide/Show tips
Hide/Show tips
Hopefully you'll find the occasional tip a help (each one is only shown once, in a relevant place), but
if you really don't like them then they can be turned off altogether with '
Hide tips
'
or opt to
start showing them again with '
Show tips
'
Disable/Enable Bluetooth
Disable/Enable Bluetooth
(not TomTom
(not TomTom MOBILE)
MOBILE)
If you plan to take your TomTom system into a hospital, plane or any other situation where radio
