Edit Default Driving Route and Directions

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Getting Started

To edit a route, first, open the relevant itinerary and navigate to the route builder.

Editing Self Drive Routes

In order to access this functionality, your transport mode needs to be Self Drive. There are two ways to open the route editing function. Firstly, selecting the orange 'Directions' button at the bottom left-hand side of the screen will open a list of all self-drive routes in the itinerary.
Alternatively, on the map, select the vehicle icon of the route you would like to edit.
**Note:** Selecting the icon of a Transfer will allow you to do minor edits to the transfer route
Either of these methods will open the Route Editor where you can view the map and directions as provided by Google. 
To find the best view of the map for the changes you are wanting to make, you are able to zoom right into the map to view the smaller roads. You can do this by either using the Zoom functions on the left-hand side or scroll in and out with the cursor is on the map. Click, hold and drag the blue line to the correct point on the map.
You will notice that as the directions on the map moves, the written directions on the left-hand side of the screen will update to the new route. \ \ These directions are supplied by Google. You are able to edit the written directions by simply writing over the provided text, and delete lines using the bin icon.
**Note:** When adding in your own custom written direction, you will need to keep in mind that there is a 140 character limit per line entry.

Saving Self Drive Routes

Once you have finished making your edits, select 'Update Directions'
The system will ask if you would like the directions to be saved for future use.
Select 'Yes' to save this route for the next time this accommodation combination is used.
**Note:** The saved route will only be available when the two exact accommodations are used in the same order in future itineraries.

Direction Options

There are three possible levels of Self Drive directions to consider when choosing directions for your itinerary: Full, Partial and New Directions.

1. Full Directions

When you create a new itinerary with a custom route that you have previously edited and saved, the system will automatically show that route. Open the Editing Window to view which directions are showing. When  Full Directions is selected, drop-down to view all possible routes and select the correct one to add to your route. Then update directions and move onto the next leg of the journey.

2. Partial Directions

This option would be used if an accommodation has loaded directions to a certain point, and you add directions from that point to the other accommodation. \ \ In this case, the directions that Cape Grace has loaded from their location to the N7 motorway are represented by the solid orange line. The directions that Google has generated from the N7 motorway to 78on5th in Hermanus are represented by the broken orange line.

3. New Directions

This option can be used if you need to create a new set of directions between the two locations. The directions that load on the right hand side are Google's default directions between the two locations, but you may know of a more direct or better route.
This [user guide](https://scribehow.com/shared/Downloading_the_Printable_Directions__oeFWFSBkRAa8eSzlHEDtcw) can guide you on adding the Self Drive routes you have created to your Printable Itineraries.
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