14.22MyDataoptions
TheMyDatamenuprovidesaccesstoyouruser
data.
TheoptionsarefoundintheMyDatamenu:Menu
>MyData.
•Waypoints—Viewthewaypointsgrouplist.
•Routes—ViewtheRouteslist.
•Tracks—ViewtheTrackslist.
RefertoChapter13Waypoints,RoutesandTracks
forfurtherdetails.
14.23Measuringdistancesand
bearings
Youcanusethedatabarandcontextmenu
informationyoucanusethemeasurefunctionto
measuredistancesinthechartapplication.
Youcandeterminethedistanceandbearing:
•fromyourvesseltothepositionofthecursor;
•betweentwopointsonthechart.
Measuringfromvesselpositiontocursor
Fromthechartapplication:
1.Selectthelocationonscreenthatyouwant
tomeasurethedistanceorbearingfromyour
vessel.
Thechartcontextmenuwillbedisplayed.
2.SelectMeasure.
Thefollowingwillhappen:
•Themeasuremenuwillbedisplayed.
•Alinewillbedrawnfromthecursorpositionto
thecenterofthescreen.
•Thecursorlocationwillbemovedatthecenter
ofthescreen.
•Thebearinganddistancewillbedisplayed
nexttothenewcursorlocation.
3.FromthemeasuremenuselectFromsothat
Shipisselected.
Therulerlineisre-drawnfromthecursorposition
toyourvessel.
4.Youcannowadjusttherulerpositionbymoving
thecursortothedesiredlocation.
5.Ifyouwanttherulerdisplayedafteryouhave
closedthemeasuremenu,selectRuler:sothat
Onishighlighted.
SelectingrulerwillswitchtherulerOnandOff.
6.SelectBackorOktoclosethemeasuremenu
leavingthecurrentmeasurementon-screen.
Measuringfrompointtopoint
Fromthechartapplication:
1.Selectthelocationonscreenthatyouwant
tomeasurethedistanceorbearingfromyour
vessel.
Thechartcontextmenuwillbedisplayed.
2.SelectMeasure.
Thefollowingwillhappen:
•Themeasuremenuwillbedisplayed.
•Alinewillbedrawnfromthecursorpositionto
thecenterofthescreen.
•Thecursorlocationwillbemovedatthecenter
ofthescreen.
•Thebearinganddistancewillbedisplayed
nexttothenewcursorlocation.
3.SelectFromsothatCursorisselected.
SelectingmeasurefromwillswitchbetweenShip
andCursor.
4.Youcannowadjusttheendpointbymovingthe
cursortothedesiredlocation.
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