Marking a waypoint is fundamental to GPS navigation because it allows the user to save any location where they have been. Naming a waypoint or changing the coordinate of a waypoint is tedious at best because it takes so may button presses.

GPS Made Easy describes data entry for all receivers. The picture in the books shows a key pad for the Garmin 12 XL, but the principle of data entry is the same on the eTrex receivers. Data entry is always accomplished with the up and down arrows. The eTrex models only have up and down arrows and the description  in the book also uses only the up and down arrows to select the letters for the names of each waypoint.

The same method of entering waypoint names is used to modify any data in the receiver whether it be a coordinate, elevation, time, etc.

GPS Made Easy discusses the advantage of a beep each time a key is pressed and a strategy for using small buttons in cold weather.

The select symbol icon is highlighted.

The coordinate of the location being marked is shown in the coordinate format selected.

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Pressing enter makes a list of symbols appear. Use the up and down arrows to select the desired icon then press enter.

If a symbol is not selected it will use the default symbol, which is a square with a flag on it.

This example selects the boat icon.

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The waypoint name must now be selected. It is done by serially selected each individual letter of the name.

This example uses the name boat and the display shown the selection of the first letter 'B'.

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Once the symbol and name of the waypoint have been selected, the OK? is highlighted. Press enter for the waypoint to be placed into memory.








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Once a waypoint has been entered, it can be found on the waypoint page.

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