Garmin NROUTE NAVIGATION Software Quick Reference Guide

nRoute™ Navigation Software Quick Reference Guide

Using the Find Feature

The Find Places feature in nRoute™ allows you to search for any map feature
(address, waypoint, Point of Interest, etc.) and create a route to it. All Find Items
are part of the basemap (which contains major cities) and detailed mapping data
(which contains addresses, map features, and Points of Interest).

To find a map feature or Point of Interest by name:

1. Click the Find Places button , then click the Feature tab.

2. Select the desired Place Category and, if desired, Place Subcategory.

3. Enter the name of the Point of Interest in the Name field. As you type, an
Auto Complete list of nearest matches is displayed below the field. You may
type the entire name of the Point of Interest or type the first few letters and
select the name from the list. Enter the City, State/Province, and Country to
refine your search, if desired.

4. Click the Find button. A list of Points of Interest is displayed.

5. Click on the desired Point of Interest in the list. The selected Point of Interest is
centered on the Graphic Map.

6. After selecting the desired Point of Interest, you can do any of the following:

• Click Properties to view the address and telephone number of the Point

of Interest, .

• Click Make Waypoint to mark the Point of Interest as a waypoint.

• Click Route To It to create a route to the Point of Interest. nRoute gener

ates a route from your current location to the selected Point of Interest.

• Click

• Click

OK to close the Find Places window and leave the selected Point of

Interest centered on the Graphic Map.

Cancel to close the Find Places window and return to the previous

map display.

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Using the Find Nearest Feature

If your GPS receiver is connected and has acquired satellites, nRoute allows
you to find a map feature near your current location. If your GPS receiver has not
acquired satellites, nRoute finds items near your last known location.

You can find items near your current location by selecting the desired Place
Categories and Subcategories. If you know the name of the item you are looking
for, you can quickly find it by entering all or part of the name of the item in the
Containing field.

To find items near your current location:

1. Click the Find Nearest Places icon . The Find Nearest Places window is
displayed.

2. Follow the instructions for finding an item: Enter the valid information for the
item you are finding, such as address, name, city, etc.

3. After selecting the desired map feature, you can perform any action with that
map feature, such as viewing the properties and routing to it, as you can for
a normal find item. You can also click Save as Favorite
your Favorite Finds.

to add the item to

nRoute keeps track of items you recently found in case you want to find them
again quickly. Click the Recently Found Places button to open a list of
places you have recently searched for.

To find items near the map pointer:

1. Select the map pointer tool .

2. Right-click the desired location on the map.

2. To find an item nearest the map pointer, select “Find Nearest Places” from the
right-click menu. The Find Nearest Places window is displayed.

3. Follow the instructions for finding an item.