Microsoft MapPoint - North America

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Microsoft MapPoint North America 2011

	Visualize your business in a whole new way. With the easy-to-use software mapping tools of Microsoft MapPoint, you can create information-rich maps to: Pinpoint data relationships Identify business trends Highlight opportunities When you travel, use trip planning and mapping options to create routes and optimize stops, or plan your trip on your PC and then print, or share your route to your GPS device.¹
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Explore the Features of MapPoint

Updated maps—along with 2011 version software and refreshed geographic data.
Customized map settings—you can mark map features such as cities and boundaries with symbols, labels, or nothing at all.
Hundreds of pushpin images—includes those from previous versions of MapPoint.
GPS ready—share your route with your GPS device.¹
Data mapping—easy-to-use tools help you visualize the meaning of your data.
Create territories—define and communicate your own delivery or sales areas.
Maps and directions—easily follow your route with detailed directions (voice¹ and text-prompted) to arrive on time.
Programming—build customized applications for fleet tracking and routing that reduce costs and increase service quality.

What Can You Do With MapPoint to Grow Your Business?

Discover hidden treasure in your existing data sources. Create maps from data stored in current versions of software including Microsoft Office Excel, Office Access, SQL Server, or other database sources. Find clarity in what your data has to show you.
Tell a story, visually. Insert maps into Word documents and PowerPoint presentations to illustrate everything from sales performance to customer locations. Each map point displayed highlights your opportunities.
Streamline your travel. Optimize your stops with one click or drag-and-drop to alter your route. Detailed driving directions help keep you on track. Miss a turn? MapPoint reroutes you.¹

System Requirements

Additional Requirements

To use Microsoft MapPoint 2011, you need:

Windows 7 with 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista® with 1 GB RAM, Windows Server® 2008 with 512MB RAM, or Windows XP® with 256MB RAM (64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server excluded); service packs for operating systems recommended.
Available hard-disk space: 1.9 GB.
For installation: DVD-ROM drive or high speed Internet access.
Super VGA (1024 X 768) or higher resolution monitor.
Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse®, or a compatible pointing device.

Additional items or services required to use certain features:

For Voice Output: any of the operating systems listed in the above system requirements and a compatible soundcard.
Microsoft compatible email software such as Microsoft Office Outlook® required to use Send to Mobile and Send To as attachment; Office Outlook 2007 or Office Outlook 2010 required to use Send To as picture.
Broadband Internet service recommended for certain features, which may Require payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider; local and/or long-distance telephone toll charges may apply.
GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later and an Available USB port.
Certain features require Internet Explorer®. If not present, Internet Explorer will be installed but will not displace your primary browser.

¹GPS device sold separately. GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later. To share your route to your other GPS devices you must export via a GPX file to a GPX-compatible GPS device. Not all GPS devices are supported.