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Authors: B. J. Holtgrewe, Jill T. Freeze
ISBN-13: 9780764516238, ISBN-10: 076451623X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2002
Edition: BK&CD-ROM

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Author Biography: B. J. Holtgrewe

BJ Holtgrewe has been on the Microsoft MapPoint team from the start. As technical evangelist, he introduces new and potential customers to the product.

Jill T. Freeze is the author of many computer books.

Book Synopsis

MapPoint is a unique product designed to help business get a leg up on the competition by creating geographic analysis based on real demographic and statistical information. MapPoint For Dummies covers the essentials a new MapPoint user needs to know — from how to handle simple mapping and plotting tasks to tying it into other Office tools and databases in order to analyze business trends and make informed decisions.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
Pt. IIntroduction MapPoint7
Ch. 1Presenting Microsoft MapPoint9
Ch. 2Exploring the MapPoint Universe21
Pt. IITest Driving MapPoint37
Ch. 3Interpreting a MapPoint Map39
Ch. 4Locating Places on the Map51
Ch. 5Basic Driver's Ed: Route Planning71
Pt. IIIPresenting and Analyzing Information with MapPoint99
Ch. 6Drawing with MapPoint101
Ch. 7Working with MapPoint Output121
Ch. 8Analyzing Data with MapPoint141
Ch. 9Using the Data Mapping Wizard161
Ch. 10Importing Data from SQL Server185
Pt. IVUsing MapPoint with Other Products205
Ch. 11MapPoint and Office 2000/XP207
Ch. 12Tracking Your Position with GPS217
Ch. 13Taking MapPoint on the Road with Pocket Streets225
Pt. VProgramming MapPoint237
Ch. 14Unleashing the Hidden Power of MapPoint239
Ch. 15(COM) into My World!249
Ch. 16Embedding MapPoint into Your Application261
Ch. 17More Embedding MapPoint into Your Application279
Ch. 18MapPoint and the World of Geographic Information Systems313
Pt. VIThe Part of Tens317
Ch. 19(Almost) Ten Ways to Maximize Your MapPoint Experience319
Ch. 20Ten Business Uses for MapPoint327
App. AInstalling MapPoint333
App. B: About the CDs339
Index343
Hungry Minds, Inc. End-User License Agreement363

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