Q. What is Microsoft MapPoint?
A. MapPoint is business mapping software that helps you visualize your data on information-rich maps, integrate mapping into the work you do in Microsoft Office and provide trip routing with turn-by-turn directions. Use MapPoint to:
- Map your data—from database sources including Office Excel, Office Access, Microsoft SQL Server—to show important data relationships, identify business trends, and illustrate opportunities. Create maps using custom Map Settings to display your data with selected details. Easily hide roads, geographic boundaries, and labels for clear routes and directions.
- Arrive on time with detailed maps, directions, and optimized stops. You can plan your trip on your PC and then print, or share your route to your GPS device.1
- Integrate maps, routing, business intelligence, fleet tracking, demographics, and geographical data into your business solutions. Every map point you display will help you make better business decisions. The MapPoint object model allows application developers to automate and extend MapPoint software functionality by creating COM add-ins or by using the ActiveX control to embed MapPoint functionality into custom applications.
Q. How does MapPoint integrate with Office applications?
A. MapPoint mapping software is designed to work with Microsoft Office programs.
- Create maps from data stored in current versions of Microsoft Office Excel, Office Access, Office Outlook, SQL Server, or other database sources.
- Insert maps into Office Word documents and PowerPoint presentations—use mapping to illustrate everything from sales performance and customer locations to new business opportunities. Each map point you display will help you become more effective in your operations.
- Take advantage of the extensible MapPoint object model to build custom business software solutions such as fleet tracking and business intelligence.
Q. Will there be an evaluation version of MapPoint?
A. Yes. The evaluation version of our Microsoft MapPoint mapping software is available now to customers in the United States and Canada.
- Download the evaluation software from the Microsoft Download Center. (Large file download—high-speed Internet connections only.)
- Try the MapPoint Test Drive online in your Web browser now.
Q. What is the map and demographic coverage for MapPoint North America?
A. Microsoft MapPoint North American Maps (NA) software includes detailed geographic coverage for the United States, Canada, and Mexico (no Address Find). Mapping coverage outside of those regions is limited to political boundaries and populated places. MapPoint NA includes more than 200 demographic and consumer profile variables in the United States from data supplied by Applied Geographic Solutions, Inc. (AGS). Microsoft provides an additional 45 country-level variables around the world. Currently MapPoint software does not include Canadian variables.
Q. What is the country coverage for the European edition of MapPoint?
A. Microsoft MapPoint 2011 Europe is software that provides detailed street-level mapping and address find capability for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In addition, MapPoint Europe provides some street-level coverage, but does not support address find, for Andorra, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Monaco, Poland, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Vatican City. MapPoint 2011 Europe is scheduled to ship in Spring 2011.
Q. How do I export large maps from MapPoint?
A. Change your monitor resolution to the supported maximum setting. On the MapPoint software Standard Toolbar, click File, and then “Save as Web Page." Increase the Map Size pixels setting to 3500 x 3500 (the maximum supported size). Save the file.
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