Creating POI files

I just got a Garmin last month. In a few weeks, I'll be moving (taking a week to drive) from Salt Lake City, UT to Hollywood, FL. I think the POI thing is the coolest thing I've ever seen!

I really want to create a POI for one of my favorite stores, Tuesday Morning. I have no idea how to do this. Is there a tutorial somewhere that I can read to make one?

I HAVE A MAC BUT I DON'T HAVE MS OFFICE FOR MAC. IS THERE A WORK AROUND USING MAC PROGRAMS?

If I download or create custom POIs and store them in a folder on my computer, when I load them into my Garmin using POILoader, it is my understanding that they all get stored together, no matter how many, into one file called poi.gpi, that can be found in my POI folder on my Garmin. If that is true, then I have a few questions about storing multiple custom poi groups:

I downloaded the combined Reststop custom Pois that were on the website and loaded them into my Garmin with the POI loader. I saw them in my EXTRAS on my GPS. Do these POIS show up automatically along the routes, or do you have to select them as VIAs like regular POIs? I am hoping they show up automatically along the routes -but is there anything special you do to get that to happen?

Ok I am working on a Custom POI.
I have loaded the Speed camera files from here and I see you can set the distance for the alert to go off.
I figured 1300 FT was good for those.

Now my question is. If you was setting POI for the alert such as stores, How far do you set these so they do not alert you over n over until you pass them.

I'm loading multipule POI files on a Delorme Street Atlas 2010 (& 2009) map. Is there a way to change the symbol so at a quick glance (i'm using the GPS on a motorcycle), to identify and seperate Diners Drive-Ins & Dives, from Route 66 indicators/

Dale Ty

I'm new to the site and have a new Garmin 205w. I have loaded custom POIs from the site with alert sound files and they work great, no problem there. However, I tried building a csv file for my home location with an associated sound file (wav file) and no joy. The alert doesn't show and no sound. Sound file and csv file are named the same, proximity is turned on...nothing.

What a terrific tool! I continue to find new uses and marvel at it's flexibility. However, there are a couple of things I'd like to see in a future version - unless they are already there and I haven't found them.

Like others, this time of year I drive from the frozen north to the (hopefully) warmer climes of Florida. To make my garmin 855 more useful, I have created a series of files covering the I-75 corridor between Ontario and Key West. These include the major hotel chains, a selection of chain restaurants and some other odds and ends of interest to me.

Is there a way to subscribe to a POI file, so I can be notified when it's updated? If not, wouldn't it be cool if there was? Get an email when it's updated.

Forgive me for being completely retarded, but how the heck do I create a POI???

I've read everything on this site's FAQ and Garmin's.

I'm no closer to creating a POI than I was several hours ago when I decided to pursue such an undertaking...

Can someone please HOLD MY HAND to get this done?

I use csv format for my Nuvi 200 custom POI's. I have a few questions for experts:

1) Is only the custom POI "NAME" field (3rd or C column on the spreadsheet) searched or does the search function include contents of NAME field plus MEMO field (4th or D column)??

My brother just bouth a 265WT and I been trying to help him to install POI's and for some reason I can't get the voice to announce the upcoming POI's and still get the "ding ding" ...any help?

Thanks: FRGG

Just throwing this out, but I sure would appreciate it if someone would create an mp3 for toll roads that gives a price of $2.00. I have found just about every other amount except for this one. I guess I could do it, but if someone already has the software loaded and what not, well....., you get my drift.

Hi,
I just moved from a Nuvi 350 to the Nuvi 765T. Have a few questions while using Extra POI Editor V4.47.

I have a 1490 and prior to the recent release of 3.40 upgrade I could readily create TourGuides following procedures outline here. Since the 3.40 upgrafde however, I can not create new ones. The ones I have on 1490 still work, but creating new ones eludes me. Using POI Loader 2.54 and Sox 14.3.0.

Anyone else having a similar problem? Has anyone created new TourGuides since 3.40 update.

I have a POI from the Discovery RV Group which was written in text on NotePad. Which format do I select for the Input field on BABEL since there is no selection for NotePad text? I assume the output should be CSV in order to load it to my nuvi 350 using the POI Loader.

In addition, do POI files always have to be CSV in order to load them onto the 350? GPX files will not display on my 350.

Hello all, I seem to have made an error with a recent post of a CSV file, and I'm not sure how to correct the error. Earlier, I had posted a GPX file titled "2009 Kansas Walk In Hunting Areas". Another user contacted me off line asking if I could also post the CSV version, which I did.

Help!
When I try to open up the POI Loader, a window pops up for the WinZip Self-Extractor and says the following:
"Unable to create a temporary folder to extract to. Possible Cause: you do not have proper permission to create files or folders in your temporary folder. See you system or network administrator."

Hi all,

I have a nuvi 350 and put all of my POI's on an SD card. Up until recently, every time I downloaded new files (csv and gpx), they would load alphabetically. The files are listed as such on the POI loader but now when I pull up the custom poi on the 350, after download, they are in random order. Wondering if I have changed something inadvertently?