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FIGURE 2-10
FIGURE 2-11
you saw previously), you will see the Boat_SP83 entry. In the right-hand pane, which is formally
called a data frame , you should see a GPS track composed of a plotting symbol that looks like
a diamond or a dot. The track resembles a fishhook. Compare with Figure 2-11.
4. Make the color of the plotting symbol bright red: The plotting symbol color has been chosen
randomly by the software, but you can change it. To do so, right-click the symbol itself in the
T/C to bring up a window-ette containing a hundred or so colors. If you pause the cursor over a
color, its name is revealed as a ToolTip. You might use Mars Red here—click it. The process for