Manually define a starting point for a route

Note: If you are using a global positioning system (GPS) device with FH Mobile Response, your current location is the starting point for the route, and you do not need to manually define a starting point.

Information on configuring a GPS device with FH Mobile Response is available in Set up GPS communication with FH Mobile Response.

1. (If the Routing Maps tab is not visible) Choose Go → Map → Routing Maps.

   The Routing Maps tab appears. While FH Mobile Response can display a starting point on any map tab, it is assumed that you are setting the starting point as the first step in having FH Mobile Response calculate a route to a destination point. The Routing Maps tab is best suited for displaying a route, because it displays additional information panes related to the route.

2. Do one of the following, and note whether the words after Route from: are GPS or Start Loc..

   • Choose Go → Tools → Routing → Route Start → Route from:.

        

   • (Premium) In the Main toolbar, choose Route → Route from.

     

   Note: If Route from: is set to GPS, FH Mobile Response calculates the route from a GPS location, and disregards any manually set start point.

3. Depending on the setting of Route from:, do one the following.

   Route from: is set to Route From: GPS Location

   1. Do one of the following.

      • Choose Go → Tools → Routing → Route Start → Route from: → Route from Start Location.

      • (Premium) In the Main toolbar, choose Route → Route from: → Route from Start Location.

      The No Start Location dialog box appears.

      

   2. Click Yes.

      In the View / Op toolbar to the left of the map, Mark Start and Cancel Mark Start appear, and the mouse pointer becomes a cross-hairs. Mark Start is automatically selected.

      

   Route from: is set to Route From: Start Location

   • Do one of the following.

     • Choose Go → Tools → Routing → Route Start → Mark Start.

     • In the Main toolbar, choose Route → Mark Start.

     In the View / Op toolbar to the left of the map, Mark Start and Cancel Mark Start appear, and the mouse pointer becomes a cross-hairs. Mark Start is automatically selected.

     

4. Click the location on the map that you want to identify as the starting point for a route.

   A flag indicating that the selected location is the starting point for the route appears, and the label Route Start appears under the flag.

   

   If you had already defined a destination point on the map, FH Mobile Response calculates a route between the starting point you defined and the existing destination point.

   

   If you manually set the starting point, the turn-by-turn directions pane in the lower right corner displays the message Not Routing From GPS, and only the address of the starting point appears in the pane. If you are using a GPS device, the turn-by-turn directions pane populates with additional information.

   Information on manually defining a destination point is available in Manually define a destination point for a route. Information on configuring a GPS device with FH Mobile Response is available in Set up GPS communication with FH Mobile Response.