How do I rename waypoints on a GPS V?

[+Cache on the spot]

Hi,

I'm a newbie...got my first GPS last week,a Garmin V.

 

Read the manual (very confusing for this beginner), did a search here and tried everything I could think of on the GPS but I can't figure out how to change the names of waypoints. I want to rename the ones listed as numbers 001,002 etc.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Pat

[billsumrall]

Find your waypoint by clicking on Find. Highlight the waypoint. Click on Enter. The waypoint coordinates will appear. Scroll up to the waypoint name, hit Enter, then rename the waypoint.

 

Bill

[+Cache on the spot]

Thanks Bill for your help!

 

Pat

 

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Originally posted by Bill_Sumrall:

Find your waypoint by clicking on Find. Highlight the waypoint. Click on Enter. The waypoint coordinates will appear. Scroll up to the waypoint name, hit Enter, then rename the waypoint.

 

Bill

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[+Olar]

Pat if you have a large number of them to rename then it is easier and much faster to do it on your PC in EasyGPS. Just upload the waypoints from your V, make your name changes, and then download them back. The other benefit is that you can also save that bunch in Easy for future use etc.

 

Cheers, Olar

 

"You are only young once but you can stay immature forever"

[+Team Shibby]

I second Olars advice to do it in EasyGPS. You'll drive yourself batty with that rocker switch on the V. It is 100x faster using your keyboard

 

Tip: in EasyGPS click "Edit" and "Select All"

Then, with your right mouse button, click the first waypoint in the list and select "Edit Waypoints"

This way once you are finished with one it goes right to the next and so on. Saves you a few steps between editing each one.

 

Kar

[+elsinga]

He has a V and thus has Mapsource, which will also do the job just fine. Make sure to delete all numbered ones before you upload the renamed ones. This can be done in one go, see http://www.elsinga.org/gps5faq for details.

 

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Robert Elsinga =8-)

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