How do I Create Waypoints in ArcPad?

Option1: Single Waypoints
- Click on the find tool in ArcPad (binoculars)
- Click on the Location tab
- Select your Coordinate System
  - Current coordinate System
  - Latitude/Longitude
  - UTM Zone
  - MGRS
* If the Coordinate System isn’t in the list then see related article about changing ArcPad’s default projection
- Enter your values
- Label your point
- Click on OK
  - this point should come up on the screen
Turn on the GPS
Turn on the GPS Position window
Navigate to your point

Option 2 Mulitple Waypoints
- Create a new shapefile (Waypoints)
  - yellow folder icon, new, shapefile
  - Make sure its a point shapefile
  - Create some fields
  - Save the shapefile
- Create a Quick Form
  - make sure to check box next to Attributes and Geography page
  - click on OK
- Create a new waypoint
  - make sure the shapefile is editable (this should happen automatically…there will be a red box around the point shapefile)
  - Digitize a point
    - Type in your attributes (name)
  - Click on the Geography tab
    - Enter your coordinates
    - Click on OK
  - Repeat for all your waypoints

Navigate to your new waypoints
- Click on the select tool
- Click on your point (it will highlight with a box around it)
- Click on the information button
- Select the GoTo tool
- Use the GPS Position window to navigate

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