These settings control the reporting appearance of the stakeout navigation information. The Method setting allows you to choose the stakeout information that is most appropriate for your situation and personal preference. The options for Method are described in detail below.

Method Options:
- North-South, East-West: When total stations are used, the direction to go in stakeout can be North-South, East-West. For instance, the program might advise, "North 3.582, East 1.917." This method is better suited to GPS work and is subject to having a sense, in the field, of the north direction.
- In-Out, Left-Right: Nearly all surveyors choose this method. If you are staking a point located 100 meters from the instrument, and take a measurement at 97 meters, the program will respond, “Out 3”. If the In-Out, Left-Right method is selected, then the Ref. Object and Directions From options become available to further define left-right. The Ref. Object box allows you to choose a stationary point by which the directions will be referenced. This point can be either the instrument or a known point. If Ref. Object is set as instrument, then left is defined as left of the line between the instrument and the rod. Likewise, if Ref. Object is point then left is defiined as left of the line between the point and the rod. The second option, Directions From, allows you to decide whether the directions are relative to the stationary point selected in Ref. Object or to the moving Rod.
- Direction to Point—Azimuth, Distance: This directs you to the point for stakeout by the total distance and the azimuth, in either the 360 degree circle or a 400 degree circle if configured to grads. The Use Horizontal Clock system option converts the 360 (or 400) circle into a 12-hour circle with 60 minutes per hour, and is used in certain military applications. North is 12 o’clock.
- CL In-Out, Forward-Back if Alignment available: This option overrides the settings above, and if the stakeout involves a centerline, the program will direct the user by distance in to or out from the centerline and forward or back along the centerline.