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Street & Trips has different types of maps to suit your needs

What kind of trip are you planning? Choose a map that gives the right type of information.

• Road map shows major and minor roads and highways, as well as cities, airports, railroads, bridges, and other places of interest. Use these for basic travel needs and planning.
• Political map shows city, county, state, and national boundaries and borders. These maps help when you're making an interstate or transcontinental trip.
• Terrain map shows the shape and elevation of an area. These are great maps for outdoor enthusiasts or vacationers.
• Perspective map for GPS users shows a stretched view of destinations as you approach. Use these on the road to help get your bearings as you go.

Now that you're familiar with the types of maps you can use, plan a route, and learn how to navigate.

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Creating a route is easy. Here's how to do it:

1. Select Route Planner from the Standard toolbar.
2. Enter your starting point in Type Place or Address and click Add to route.
3. Enter your destination Type Place or Address and click Add to route.
4. Click on More Options to set driving preferences or enter fuel costs, then click OK.
5. Click Get Directions.

Your route will display above the Map pane.

Using the Map View

You can choose a map view to meet your needs and navigate the map by using the following tools on the Advanced toolbar.

Move the map a little

1. On the Navigation toolbar click the Pan icon (the hand). The mouse pointer changes to the Pan tool and shows as a hand when over the map.
2. Click and drag the hand in the direction you want to shift the map.
3. To stop moving the map, release the mouse button.

Move the map a lot

1. Move the mouse pointer to the edge of the map window in the direction you want the map to move. The mouse pointer will then turn into a large arrow.
2. Click and hold the left mouse button to scroll the map in the direction of the arrow.
3. To stop moving the map, release the mouse button.

Zoom in on a specific area

1. On the Navigation toolbar, click the Select icon (the pointer).
2. On the map, position your mouse pointer at the upper-left corner of the area you want to zoom in on.
3. Click and drag the pointer diagonally until you've drawn a box around the area you want to enlarge.
4. When the box covers the correct area, release the mouse button. (If the box you've drawn isn't quite where you want it, click outside the box to make it disappear, then redraw it.)
5. The pointer will change into a magnifying glass inside the box. Click once and the box will expand to fill the window.
6. To zoom out again, click and drag on the sliding bar between the – and + magnifying glasses on the Navigation toolbar.

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Show or hide places on the map

You can specify categories of places you want to either show or hide on the map.

1. On the View menu, click Show or Hide Places.
2. On the Restaurants or Places tab, select the check box next to each category of restaurant or places you'd like to see on the map.
3. Click Apply to preview your selections on the map.
4. Click OK to set the changes

Designate favorite places to always show on the map so they will always show up instantly on every new map you create.

1. On the View menu, click Show or Hide Places.
2. On the Restaurants or Places tab, click on the category you want to add as a favorite. (Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple categories.)
3. Click Add to add them to your Favorites list.

Tips

1. You can zoom in on any place on the map by double-clicking its name.
2. If you are using a mouse with a middle button or a scroll wheel, you can click and hold the button or wheel to pan.
3. Move the scroll wheel on the mouse to change the zoom level.

Now that you're ready to go, you can print and share maps with others, too. It's easy.

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Print maps

Choose from five layouts and numerous printing options. You can define page breaks and add summary specifications to your printouts. You can even title your route and maps for quick reference.

The five printing layout options are:

• Driving directions only
• Turn-by-turn maps
• Strip maps
• Selected area map
• Highlighted places maps

Share maps

Share maps with your friends and colleagues. You can use Microsoft Office Outlook to send a copy of the map you currently have on your screen, either as a picture in the e-mail message or as an attachment. You also can save your map as an HTML file for use on the Web. Need to fax a map? Streets & Trips can change the image for fax transmission so that you can print a faxable map.

Note: Before you can share the map that you have on your screen, you must save it. On the File menu, click Save

To send an on-screen map in an e-mail message

• On the File menu, point to Send To, and then click Mail Recipient (as Picture).

To send an on-screen map by e-mail as an attachment

• On the File menu, point to Send To, and then click Mail Recipient (as Attachment).

To save a map as a Web page

• On the File menu, click Save as Web Page.

To print a faxable map

• On the File menu, click Print, and then select the Print faxable map check box.

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