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Add text about checking of hand-entered coordinates.

Signed-off-by: willemferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za>
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@ -801,6 +801,7 @@ New dive locations can be recorded in one of four ways:
four formats with latitude followed by longitude: four formats with latitude followed by longitude:
ISO 6709 Annex D format e.g. 30°13'28.9"N 30°49'1.5"E ISO 6709 Annex D format e.g. 30°13'28.9"N 30°49'1.5"E
or, alternatively, 30d13'28.9"N 30d49'1.5"E
Degrees and decimal minutes, e.g. N30° 13.49760' , E30° 49.30788' Degrees and decimal minutes, e.g. N30° 13.49760' , E30° 49.30788'
Degrees minutes seconds, e.g. N30° 13' 29.8" , E30° 49' 1.5" Degrees minutes seconds, e.g. N30° 13' 29.8" , E30° 49' 1.5"
Decimal degrees, e.g. 30.22496 , 30.821798 Decimal degrees, e.g. 30.22496 , 30.821798
@ -808,10 +809,13 @@ New dive locations can be recorded in one of four ways:
Southern hemisphere latitudes are given with a *S*, e.g. S30°, or with a Southern hemisphere latitudes are given with a *S*, e.g. S30°, or with a
negative value, e.g. -30.22496. Similarly western longitudes are given with a negative value, e.g. -30.22496. Similarly western longitudes are given with a
*W*, e.g. W07°, or with a negative value, e.g. -7.34323. Some keyboards *W*, e.g. W07°, or with a negative value, e.g. -7.34323. Some keyboards
don't have the degree sign (°). It can be replaced by a *d* like this: N30d W20d. don't have the degree sign (°). It can be replaced by a *d* like this: N30d W20d (see example above).
Enter any other contextual information about the dive site (Description and Notes), Enter any other contextual information about the dive site (Description and Notes),
then select _Apply Changes_ to save the geolocation for this dive site. then select _Apply Changes_ to save the geolocation for this dive site.
The dive site information can later be edited by clicking the globe icon to the right of the If the typed coordinate information does not conform to one of the above formats, the background
of the text box turns [white red-background]#RED#. Correct the typing error(s) and the background of the text box
turns white again as it should be.
Dive site information can later be added or edited by clicking the globe icon to the right of the
dive site name in the *Notes tab*. dive site name in the *Notes tab*.
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