About file formats
This topic includes reference information about:
Supported file formats
This version of MapPoint will open and read the following files (their associated file extensions are shown in parentheses):
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 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 in this version of MapPoint, it is saved in the file format for this version of MapPoint. Therefore, if you open a file that is not a map or template from this version of MapPoint, make changes to it, and save it, you can only reopen it in this version of MapPoint.
Pushpin sets from Streets & Trips 2000 cannot be read by MapPoint. In order to add a Pushpin set from Streets & Trips 2000 to MapPoint, the Pushpin set must be exported from Streets & Trips 2000 and imported 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 includes highlighted routes and highlighted places
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 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 includes drivetime zone settings
Territories territory groups and their settings