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About file formats

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Supported file formats

This version of MapPoint will open and read the following files (their associated file extensions are shown in parentheses):

MapPoint 2006 maps and map templates (.ptm, .ptt)

MapPoint 2004 maps and map templates (.ptm, .ptt)

MapPoint 2002 maps and map templates (.ptm, .ptt)

MapPoint 2001 maps and map templates (.ptm, .ptt)

MapPoint 2000 maps and map templates (.ptm, .ptt)

Streets & Trips 2006 maps and map templates (.est, .stt)

Streets & Trips 2005 maps and map templates (.est, .stt)

Streets & Trips 2004 maps and map templates (.est, .stt)

Streets & Trips 2003 maps and map templates (.est, .stt)

Streets & Trips 2002 maps and map templates (.est, .stt)

Streets & Trips 2001 maps and map templates (.est, .stt)

Streets & Trips 2000 maps (.est)

Notes

When you save a map or map template with this version of MapPoint, the file is saved in the file format for this version of MapPoint. Therefore, if you open a file that is not a map or template with this version of MapPoint, make changes to it, and save it, you can only reopen the file with the same version of MapPoint.

MapPoint cannot read Pushpin sets from Streets & Trips 2000. To add a Pushpin set from Streets & Trips 2000 to MapPoint, you must export the Pushpin set from Streets & Trips 2000 and import it into MapPoint.

Saved settings

The following settings are saved when you save a map or map template using MapPoint:

Map view  The exact view and altitude of the map.

Highlighted items  The highlighted routes and highlighted places.

GPS trail  The exact route followed based on input from your GPS device after you select Start GPS tracking.

Map style  Can be either road map, data map, road and data map, political map, or terrain map.

Map font  The size of text labels on your map.

Data legends  All information about the data that is displayed on the map.

Data mapping preferences  The settings that determine how your data is mapped.

Data links  Links to external data sources that are used for data mapping.

Drawing objects  Any items that are created by using the drawing tools and their settings.

Legends  The show/hide state of all legend entries and their settings.

Program settings  The show/hide state of all windows, task panes, and toolbars.

Pushpins  Their locations, including any text in the associated Pushpin balloons, as well as the state of the text in Pushpin balloons (show information, hide information, show name, hide name).

Custom symbols  Graphics you have imported to the map to be used as Pushpins.

Routes  The start point, stops, and end point of routes.

Driver profiles  Driving and road preferences.

Detour areas  Any areas that are designated to be avoided.

Directions settings  The settings that determine how driving directions are displayed.

Find Nearby Places search preferences  The type and size of the area to search when looking for places near a given point on the map.

Show information settings  The show/hide state of information for businesses, attractions, or Pushpins on the map.

Printing settings  The settings that determine how map files are printed.

Drivetime zones  Drivetime zone settings.

Territories  Territory groups and their settings.