With TomTom’s user-friendly menu design, planning your route could not be easier. There are a few ways to do it, so here’s how to get where you’re going!

You will first need to switch on your device and then touch the map part of the screen to bring up the Main Menu.
Once in the Main Menu, click/touch the Navigate To button.

The Navigate To button allows you to choose from a number of options to plan your route. You can enter the address (1 X Road, X Suburb), you can enter the latitude and longitude figures, you can search for a point of interest, or you can go through your recent destinations. 

Address options

By choosing this option, you will need to know the address details in order to plan your route.

• Upon choosing the Address option, a City/Postcode window is displayed. You will need to enter the City or Postcode (suburb) by touching the relevant letters on the keyboard. Once the correct option is found, touch it to confirm.
• A new window will be displayed where you will need to enter the Street Name by using the keyboard once again. Once the correct option is found, touch it to confirm.
• You will then need to enter the number of the house to finish. 

OR

• You can click Cross Street which will open up a new window and allow you to enter a street’s details that cross the street you’re looking for (super handy when the place you’re looking for is on the corner of X and Y).
• Once the house number or street crossing has been finished, you will then need to select Fastest Route or Shortest Route to finish up your planning. (Note: the shortest route is not always the fastest route.)

The PoI...

I’m not a huge fan of this option as it can be time consuming searching for what you’re looking for. But if you don’t have an address and you’re looking for something specific, then here’s how to plan your route.

1. Once you’ve opened up the Point of Interest (POI) menu, you can choose a POI near you, a POI near destination, or a POI in city.
2. A POI near you will search for what you’re looking for near to where you are located. 
   • You can either select one of the options on the main menu, or you can search for what you’re looking for (restaurants, ATMs, etc). 
   • If you select an option from the main menu, restaurants for instance, a list will come up of nearby restaurants. All you need to do is scroll down and select the restaurant you are looking for.
   • If you select Search POI, you will need to type in part of the POI. If we were looking for a bookstore you would type in “book” and click OK. A list would then come up of nearby bookstores and then all you need to do is scroll down the list and select the appropriate store.
3. A POI near destination will need you to have a route planned already as it will need your destination’s details in order to search for a POI. 
   
   • Once your route has been planned, you will need to click on Change Route
   • You will then need to click on the Point of Interest option and then the POI near destination option
   • You will then need to follow points 2.1. to 2.3. as mentioned above in order to route to your new destination.
4. A POI in city will look for POI in a suburb or city centre.
   
   • The City/Postcode window will pop up and you will need to enter the area you’re wanting to go to and click OK
   • You will then need to follow points 2.1. to 2.3. as mentioned above in order to route to your new destination.

Latitude/Longitude 

You will need to know the latitude and longitude figures for your destination in order to accurately use this function. You will first be asked to enter the latitude figures (south/north). Once you have clicked OK, a new window will be displayed asking you to enter the longitude figures (east/west). Once you have clicked OK, you will be asked to select the Fastest Route or Shortest Route option.

(Note: This option should be your last as many places do not have their correct GPS co-ordinates displayed.)

Recent Destination

By using this option, you can quickly scroll through your most recent trips and select the destination you’re looking for.

(Another note: I am not sure if it is just the stuff of urban legends, but I have been told not to enter your home address for the Home button but rather that of your nearest police station, as should your car be stolen, the perpetrator will be able to locate where you live and potentially rob you as most of us leave our house keys in the car.)