Waypoint entry

**NavyAngler** · 12-11-2010, 02:07 PM

All,
I have a list of waypoints that a friend of mine gave me for the bay. What is the easiest way to input them into my HB and Lowrance units? It is a big list so putting them in directly is really time consuming.

Navy

**Cane Pole** · 12-11-2010, 02:28 PM

Is it a hard copy printout or is it a transportable file? If it is a file, what is it? If it is hard copy, you're' screwed.

**fishin couillon** · 12-11-2010, 03:01 PM

If your needing to do both i think (in my opinion) the easiest way would be to put them into google earth then export your file out and convert it on GPS Babel (free software download). Make one file then convert once to each type (lowrance and HB.) That's what i would do.

**NavyAngler** · 12-11-2010, 04:41 PM

It is a microsoft word file.

**Billbob** · 12-11-2010, 04:45 PM

take it to canepole

**Cane Pole** · 12-11-2010, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by NavyAngler

It is a microsoft word file.

If it is hand typed with file extension .doc, you are screwed. If it is Excel spreadsheet (XML or XLS) you can convert it with Babel GPS.

**NavyAngler** · 12-11-2010, 10:12 PM

I can get it into an excel file pretty easy by copying the entry into the cells right?

**Cane Pole** · 12-11-2010, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by NavyAngler

I can get it into an excel file pretty easy by copying the entry into the cells right?

I don't know. I don't use Excel. I just know the file extension lingo.

**gabowman** · 12-11-2010, 10:25 PM

Excel is an XLS file extension.

**Cane Pole** · 12-11-2010, 10:28 PM

you might try Zambar to convert the file. It is a on line file converter.

Zamzar - Free online file conversion

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