Finding Streets (Fuzzy)

Step 1
Finding streets fuzzy (1)

After clicking the Find button, the Find by Name dialog box appears. In order to search for a street whose precise name is not known, the "Fuzzy" checkbox may be checked. This will search for all streets whose name contains the entered sequence of letters anywhere, not only at the beginning of the name.

Step 2
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In this example, the user searches for the street "Av de Cinco de Outubro", but may only remember that the street name contains the word "Outubro". After entering the letters "ou", a list of only those streets whose names contain the letters "ou" is displayed, arranged in alphabetic order.

Step 3
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The street the user is searching for is now shown in the list. The street can be selected from the list by tapping its name with the stylus. As a result, the full name of the street appears in the "Name:" text field.

Step 4
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In order to show the selected street in the map, the "Go To" button is pressed.

Step 5
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The selected street is shown in the centre of the map at a zoom level that allows the whole street to be displayed. In addition, the street is also highlighted.