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[Adding & Configuring History Trails](https://support.vismo.com/location-activity-monitoring?hsLang=en#adding-configuring-history-trails) # History Trail Settings History Trail Settings let you customise your history trails. 1\) Click on the Road icon in the left sidebar. 2\) Ensure that Trails is highlighted. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360016022098.png) 3\) Click on the colour box to change the colour in which the trail appears on the map. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360016022398.png) 4\) Click on “Select” to highlight the trail on the map and display the history trail details. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015955397.png) 5\) Click on “Remove” to delete that person’s history trail from the map. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015955617.png) ### Modify Trail Settings Click on “Settings” to access additional History Trail settings. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015956157.png) Toggle the switch on or off as needed. 1\) Show Trails – Allows you to turn the entire trail on or off on the map. 2\) Show Trail Arrows – Allows you to turn the arrows on or off on the map. The arrows indicate the direction of movement. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015962757.png)  ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015962657.png)   3\) Show Trail Points – Allows you to display or hide the points where the fixes were recorded. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015962757-1.png)  ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015969637.png) 4\) Centre on Focused Point – Centres the point you are viewing on the map. 5\) Mode – Allows you to choose how you view a History Trail. You can select either Live or Historic. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360016025958.png) - Live – Shows the latest fixes on the history trail. - Choose how many fixes you wish to display on the map by clicking on the Max. Locations to Show drop-down box. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015960237.png) - After selecting the number fixes you want to see. Click Apply to see the change. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015960917.png) - Last 1000 fixes vs last 10 fixes. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015987977.png)  ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360016050938.png) - Historic - Enables you to choose the date range of the trail you wish to view. Set the From Date and the To Date. *Please Note: You can only view a maximum of 14 days at a time.* - Click on the first calendar Icon to select a starting date. - Click on the second calendar Icon under To Date, and choose the end date. - Click Apply. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015988277.png) 6\) Allows you to select the Step Type between Fix and Distance. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015988697.png) - Fix - A location is taken consistently after a certain amount of time. - Distance - A location fix will show on the map every few miles or Kilometres. - Click on the drop-down box. - Select the unit of distance. - Type the minimum distance you want to see a fix. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360016051878.png) 7\) Remove All Trails. ![](https://support.vismo.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/360015989417.png) - [Promoted Articles](https://support.vismo.com/promoted-articles?hsLang=en) - 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