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Smart 2005 for Pocket PC | User Manual
Points of Interest (POI) Editor
You can create custom Points of Interest (POIs) using the POI Editor in two ways:
• by creating your own POI files, or
• by using compatible POI files downloaded from the Internet.
A maximum of 25 Custom POI files can be saved on your Pocket PC. The Custom POI files are
listed on the My POI screen.
Custom POIs can be set to enable a warning chime or visual warning when in close proximity at the
Select Active POI screen.
Creating a Custom POI File
1. Create a new POI File using the POI Editor.
• On the Smart
Desktop Map menu, click Points of Interest.
The POI Editor window will open.
• On the POI Editor window File menu, click New Text File.
The POI File Name window will open.
• Type a name for the file in the File Name box, then click OK. The file name can be up
to eight characters with no spaces.
2. Add a POI to the POI File.
• On the POI Editor window Edit menu, click New.
The POI Details window will open.
• Type a description for the POI in the Description box.
• On the Degrees, Minutes, Seconds tab, type or select the degree, minute and
second of the POI latitude in the Latitude boxes.
• On the Degrees, Minutes, Seconds tab, type or select the degree, minute and
second of the POI longitude in the Longitude boxes.
• To save the POI, click OK
.
3. Repeat step 2 until all POIs have been added to the POI file.
4. On the File menu, click Save.
The POI file is saved.
5. Complete Saving a Custom POI File to your Pocket PC below.
Importing a Custom POI File
1. Download a POI file from the Internet and save it on your computer.
2. Open the POI file using the POI Editor
• On the Smart Desktop Map menu, click Points of Interest.
The POI Editor window will open.
