Downloading Points and Routes
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Once the connection is established, downloading points and routes can be done by simply clicking a button. To download the points, you may click on the Toolbar "Get Waypoints" button, or the down arrow that reveal additional choices:

 

 

  

 

 

Routes can be downloaded by clicking the Routes on the toolbar or Get Routes from the Drop Down menu. Clicking on "Track Points" or "Get Track Points" similarly will download the Track Points from the GPS Unit. The Track points are those that are automatically recorded by the GPS unit and provide the "bread crumb" track of your location.

 

Note that there are three grids: one for Waypoints, one for Routes, and one for Track Points. The points are automatically loaded into the proper grid, and you may switch between them by clicking on the Waypoints, Routes, or Track Points button above the grid.

 

 

Routes appear in the main Route grid and the Route Direction Distance grid with a "Header" row that contains the route name and a "+" button that allows you to expand/collapse the points in the route: