Tablet User Manual

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Maps Settings
Use the Maps settings to customize your Maps application.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Maps .
2. Touch
Menu ➔ Settings to set the following Maps
options:
•Display : Set the following Maps display options:
– Zoom Buttons : If enabled, the zoom in ( + ) and zoom out ( - )
buttons are displayed on the map.
– Scale bar : If enabled, the scale bar is displayed on the map,
which shows the scale of the map in feet and meters.
•Cache
– Clear map tile cache : Touch OK to clear map tile cache.
• Location settings : These settings display if you have joined
Latitude.
– Location reporting : To update your location automatically, set
the following options:
Compass : Set the map to always display north at the
top of the screen or to automatically rotate like a
compass, keeping north on the map facing north,
and so on. Your device may have to be calibrated the
first time you use this feature. Follow the on-screen
instructions.
Places : Launch the Places app. For more
information, refer to “Places” on page 92.
Directions : Displays the Directions pop-up. Enter
Start point and End point or touch the button to the
right of the fields to choose your current location, a
contact’s location, or to touch a point on the map.
Touch the automobile, bus, bicycle, or walking icon
for the appropriate directions. Then touch
Go to
display a list of directions. Touch the Directions list
and scroll up or down. Touch an entry in the
Directions list to show the point mentioned on the
map.
Layers : Enable or disable a map layer to display.
Choose from Traffic, Satellite, Terrain, Transit Lines,
Latitude, My Maps, Bicycling, or Wikipedia.
• Detect your location : Enable or disable whether your
location is updated automatically.
• Set your location : Set your location manually.