Q198147: Combat FS: How to Change the Coordinate Display Format

Article: Q198147
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbui kbdocerr kbimu
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to change the coordinate display format in Microsoft
Combat Flight Simulator or Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 to degrees,
minutes, and seconds.

By default, Combat Flight Simulator and Combat Flight Simulator 2 display
coordinates in degrees and fractional minutes.

NOTE: To toggle the coordinate display, press SHIFT+Z. Do not press Z as
specified in the Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series Pilot's Manual.

MORE INFORMATION
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To change the coordinate display format in Combat Flight Simulator or Combat
Flight Simulator 2 to degrees, minutes, and seconds, follow these steps:

1. Quit Combat Flight Simulator or Combat Flight Simulator 2 if it is running.

2. Click Start, point to Find, and then click "Files or Folders".

3. In the Named box, type the appropriate line for your version of Combat Flight
  Simulator:

Combat Flight Simulator
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  combatfs.cfg

Combat Flight Simulator 2
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  cfs2.cfg

4. In the "Look in" box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.

5. Double-click the Combatfs.cfg or the Cfs2.cfg file.

6. In the "Choose the program you want to use" box, click Notepad.

7. Click to clear the "Always use this program to open this file" check box, and
  then click OK.

8. On the Search menu, click Find.

9. Type "[MAIN]" (without the quotation marks) and then click Find Next.

10. In the [MAIN] section of the file, type the following line, and then press
  ENTER:

  DISPLAY_FRACTIONAL_MINUTES=0

11. On the File menu, click Exit. When you are prompted to save the changes,
  click Yes.

12. Restart Combat Flight Simulator or Combat Flight Simulator 2.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs cfs2 latitude longitude

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Keywords          : kbenv kbui kbdocerr kbimu 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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