DeLorme 9.0 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Guide
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Creating a New Symbol
With DeLorme XSym you can add a new symbol to an existing or new symbol set (.dim) file.
You can assign a new category name for the symbol to help locate it under the Find tab in
the DeLorme mapping program.
To Create a New Symbol
Use the following steps to create a new symbol.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool
to view its hidden options. Select the Symbol tool
.
3. Under Symbols, select the symbol set you want to add your new symbol to from the
drop-down list OR select New to create a new symbol set.
4. Under Symbols, click Edit to display the DeLorme XSym dialog box.
5. Under Symbols in Set, click New to clear the Symbol Editing Grid.
6. Use the tools in the Draw Tool Box
and the tools under Transparency and Anchor to
create the new symbol.