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- Adjusting the Ordnance Survey Maps Compass
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- Compass features
- Compass or GPS - pros and cons for navigation
- Compass Test
- Draw Single Leg Route
- Extending the compass direction of travel arrow
- False readings when using a compass
- Fine Tuning the Ordnance Survey Maps Compass
- Getting Started with Ordnance Survey Maps Compass
- Google Compass
- GPS or Compass - which is best for navigation?
- Grid references test
- Helpful Tips
- How to use a compass
- Import Routes
- Latitude and longitude positions: degrees, minutes and seconds
- Magnetic declination or variation
- Magnetic declination or variation adjustment
- Magnetic declination or variation calculation
- Map projections
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- Map reading skills test
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- Moving and Manipulating the Ordnance Survey Maps Compass
- Multi legged Routes
- My Ordnance Survey Compass Map Routes
- Negative magnetic declination or variation
- New Features
- North: different types
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- Ordnance Survey maps projection
- Panning and Zooming with Ordnance Survey Maps Compass
- Positive magnetic declination or variation
- Print Map Function
- Privacy policy
- Resizing the compass direction of travel arrow
- Route information
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- Single leg or multi-legged routes?
- Single Leg Route
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Draw Multi Legged Route

Clicking on the 'Draw Route' button will plot and draw a route to a marker at your selected point of destination. This is Yellow Marker 2 in the example below.
Click the 'Move to Next Point' button to move the compass to the next point, Yellow Marker 2 in this example.
At Yellow Marker 2, plan a new leg then click 'Draw Route' to set a new marker - Green Marker 3 in the example below.
Click the 'Move to Next Point' button to move the compass to the next point, Green Marker 3, and the three-legged route appears as shown below:
The route may now be saved and printed, or more legs added as required.
After saving the route and closing the Compass Tool, new legs may be added later by importing the route using the 'Import Route' menu button. The imported route will appear as Image 3 above.
You may hide the compass by clicking the 'Hide Compass' button as shown below. With the compass hidden, the Menu and Draw Route buttons will disappear.
The 'Show Compass' button will return the compass to its position in Image 3 above and the Menu and Draw Route buttons will reappear.
Click the 'Move to Next Point' button to move the compass to the next point, Yellow Marker 2 in this example.

Image 1: click the 'Move to Next Point' button to move the compass to the next point
At Yellow Marker 2, plan a new leg then click 'Draw Route' to set a new marker - Green Marker 3 in the example below.

Image 2: Plotting the third leg of a three-legged route
Click the 'Move to Next Point' button to move the compass to the next point, Green Marker 3, and the three-legged route appears as shown below:

Image 3: The completed three-legged route
The route may now be saved and printed, or more legs added as required.
After saving the route and closing the Compass Tool, new legs may be added later by importing the route using the 'Import Route' menu button. The imported route will appear as Image 3 above.
You may hide the compass by clicking the 'Hide Compass' button as shown below. With the compass hidden, the Menu and Draw Route buttons will disappear.

Image 4: The three-legged route with the compass hidden.
The 'Show Compass' button will return the compass to its position in Image 3 above and the Menu and Draw Route buttons will reappear.
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