Activity Profiles
You can select activity profiles for different activities. Each activity profile stores preferences for displaying the map and calculating routes for that activity. You can add your own custom profiles, and you can customize the included activity profiles.
Select Activity Profile
- From the Activity Profile drop-down list in the toolbar, select a profile.
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Any new routes you create will default to the selected activity profile.
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You can edit route properties to change the activity profile of a route.
Add Activity Profile
- From the Activity Profile drop-down list in the toolbar, select Edit Activity Profiles.
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Select the + button.
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Enter an activity name, select an activity type, and click OK.
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Select options for the activity profile (see Customize Activity Profile).
Customize Activity Profile
- You can adjust options for each activity profile. Not all options are available for all activity profiles.
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Select Utilities > Options > Activity Profile.
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Select an activity profile from the drop-down list.
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Select the General tab, and change any of the following settings:
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Map Display Features:
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Click Select, and clear the check box for each map feature to hide.
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You can select or clear the check box for a group to show or hide all items in that group.
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Reset Activity Options: Click to clear all customizations for the activity profile.
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Select the Routing tab, and change any of the following settings:
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Route Preference:
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Click Faster Time to calculate routes that are faster to travel but can be longer in distance.
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Click Shorter Distance to calculate routes that are shorter in distance but can take more time to travel.
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Elevation mode: Click Minimize Ascent to minimize the amount of elevation change when calculating a route.
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Road Type Avoidances: Select the check box next to each road type to avoid when calculating routes.
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Feature Type Avoidances: Select the check box next to each feature type to avoid when calculating routes.
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Speed: Click Customize to set your average speed for different types of roads.
Hide Activity Profile
- You can hide an activity profile so that it does not appear in the drop-down list of selectable profiles.
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Select Utilities > Options > Activity Profile.
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Select an activity profile from the drop-down list.
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Select .
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Select the Hidden check box.
Default Activity Profiles
- Choose from these default Activity Profiles, or create your own: