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