POI - Very, very noooobie question

The file ends with a GPI extension and is placed in the Garmin\poi folder on the device. With newer units this may be in a hidden folder under .system. I suggest you start here with the beginner tutorials. http://www.poi-factory.com/tutorials

Yes, Custom POI is the correct heading where the files you load will be stored. They may (or may not) have different categories listed. This is explained in the tutorials.

The tutorials do give a better explanation of what sets an alert and how to set them. As a quick answer, a number in a file name sets a speed alert. The alert triggers at the value of the number and keeps repeating if you are going faster than that number.

I was just about to write an kill my stupid questions when you replied. I played around with POI loader and got the results I expected and hoped for and the Tutorials wrote about.

Thanks for taking the time to handhold a noobie.

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You should never hesitate to ask for help here. There are folks here who have been through most of the problems you may encounter and they have either figured them out themselves or, like you (and me), they have asked for assistance here. It's rare to encounter a snarky response in these forums. It's common to get helpful and courteous assistance.

... we were all noobies once ...

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it's the dog's fault

Ditto. You should have seen some of my posts from when I first discovered this site (don't search) and started asking questions! (only to discover that they had already been posted AND answered by others about FIFTY times!)

Can you say "embarassed"???

Anyway, the point is, everyone was always patient (especially the expert "old timers") and responded to the kindly confused old guy (Uncle Leo at the book store) with a nice answer.