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To move the map :

Keys + or - from the keyboard or magnifying glasses icons from the toolbar.
Select a zone on the map (left click and drag) and click on 'zoom on selection' on the toolbar
Click on zoom 1:1 on the toolbar to display entire world

It is possible to memorize 4 predefined map zoom and positions with ctrl-F9 to Ctrl-F12. You can then recall them with F9 to F12.

Use arrows 7 and 9 on (qtVlm toolbar) to change backward/forward the grib current date/time.

Select the boat
Display esteem
Draw a heading (line will flash in red if a collision with coasts is detected)
Draw a grib Esteem at fix heading or fix TWA (Traçer une estime grib de la route)

Insert/paste a mark
Delete marks (if a zone has been selected)
Draw a heading (line will flash in red if a collision with coasts is detected). If Polar or Compass is displayed the line will starts from the center of the Compass or Polar.
Draw a grib Esteem at fix heading or fix TWA (Traçer une estime grib de la route)
Manage compass position, on the boat, on the VLM WP, on route's interpolation cursor.
Center the map here.

Edit/Delete/Copy
Make it the current, active WP "Mon_WP"
Position the grib at ETA: change the grib's current date to the POI's ETA
Activate horn (Alarm sound will be played 10mn before POI's ETA). To stop it press ESC
Draw a heading (line will flash in red if a collision with coasts is detected). If Polar or Compass is displayed the line will starts from the center of the Compass or Polar.
Draw a grib Esteem at fix heading or fix TWA (Traçer une estime grib de la route)
Routes: Assign or not this POI to a route
Edit POI's route
Optimize POI: will find the best position of this POI, i.e. the position that gives the best ETA for the next POI on the route.
Delete the route
Preselect POI for the autopilot: Créer une route
Navigation mode to this POI: Comportement_du_bateau_selon_le_mode_de_pilotage

Moving the mouse over a boat displays various information