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QUICK SEARCH ONLY

Select Search in the Main Menu to start searching for addresses and POIs. The search screen opens showing the keyboard and the following buttons:

  1. Back button.

    Select this button to go back to the previous screen.

  2. Search input box.

    Enter your search term here. As you type, matching addresses and POIs are shown.

    Tip: If you press and hold a letter key on the keyboard, you get access to extra characters if they are available. For example, press and hold the letter "e" to access characters 3 e è é ê ë and more.

    Tip: To edit, select a word you have already typed to place the cursor. You can then insert or delete characters.

  3. Type of search button.

    You can search the whole of the current map, or a specific area such as a town or city, or near your destination. Select this button to change the type of search to any of the following:

    Whole map

    Select this option to search the whole of your current map with no limit to the search radius. Your current location is the centre of the search. The results are ranked by exact match.

    Near me

    Select this option to search with your current GPS location as the search centre. The results are ranked by distance.

    In town or city

    Select this option to use a town or city as the centre for your search. You need to enter the town or city name using the keyboard. When you have selected the town or city from the results list, you can search for an address or POI in that city.

    Along route

    When a route has been planned, you can select this option to search along your route for a specific type of location, for example, petrol stations. When prompted, enter the type of location and then select it in the right-hand column to carry out the search.

    Near destination

    When a route has been planned, you can select this option to use your destination as the centre for your search.

    Latitude Longitude

    Select this option to enter a pair of latitude longitude coordinates.

  4. View button.

    Select this button to return to the map view or guidance view.

  5. 123?! button.

    Select this button to use numbers and symbols on your keyboard. Select the =\< button to toggle between the numbers and more symbols. Select the ABC button to go back to the general keyboard.

  6. Keyboard layout button.

    Select this button to change your keyboard layout to another language. You can choose up to four layouts from the list. If you have more than one layout selected, selecting the keyboard layout button opens a pop-up so you can quickly swap between your selected keyboard layouts. Press and hold this button to go directly to the list of all the layouts.

  7. List/map button.

    Select this button to switch between showing the results in a list or showing the results on the map.

  8. Show/hide keyboard button.

    Select this button to show or hide the keyboard.

    Tip: Select the Shift key once to make the next letter you type upper case. Double tap the Shift key to use Caps-Lock where all the letters you type are upper case. Select the Shift key once to quit Caps-Lock.

    Tip: To cancel a search, select the map/guidance view button in the top right-hand corner of the screen.