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Tips & Tricks for Microsoft Streets & Trips

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Old July 21st, 2008, 12:19 PM
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Tips & Tricks for Microsoft Streets & Trips

Hello everyone !

Let's put together a list of tips, which may help others to use Streets & Trips more effectively. Just start a new topic in the Streets and Trips forum, and start typing . Anything you can share will be very much appreciated. I will then place a link to your thread here. Please, if you have several tips to share, start a new topic for each of them.

Here are just a few tips to get this started:

(tip # 028) New! Streets & Trips Library of Member Trips - Library of actual Streets & Trips .est files people used, or plan to use, during their trips.
(Thanks SpadesFlush)

(tip # 027) New! [Template] Old-style pushpins for Streets & Trips 2009 / MapPoint 2009 - Easiest way to add old-style pushpin symbols to your new version of Streets & Trips 2009, or MapPoint 2009
(Thanks Gladwin and Larry)

(tip # 026) POI online search: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Search for physical features in the USA, by name in 64 categories from Airport, Arch, Area, and Arroyo to Tunnel, Valley, Well, and Woods, and by state and county.
(Thanks Paul Randall)

(tip # 025)Where did the "Pan" and "Select" tools go on the Toolbar in S&T 2009? - There is now a new and easier way to select map area to zoom into, to create an avoid area, and to pan map.
(Thanks S&T Team)

(tip # 024) Free POIs (points of interest) for truckers, RV-ers, and other travelers - Parks, RV parls, campgrounds, Camping World, Bass Pro Shops, Casinos, Casinos with RV Park, Low Clearance Federal Truck Routes, Costco, Flying J, Loves Travel Stops, Overnight Parking, Rest Areas, TA Truck Stops, Truck Weigh Stations, WIFI RV Parks. etc.
(Thanks DiscoveryOwners.com)

(tip # 023) Of interest to truckers and RV-ers: TruckStopsPlus.com


(tip # 022) [Video] Example usage of "Show in Live Search Maps" feature in Streets & Trips (Thanks MyPointSales.com)

(tip # 021) Pushpin images for Streets and Trips 2009 - free download (Thanks S&T Team)

(tip # 020) Streets & Trips 2009 Trial Edition FAQ (Thanks Microsoft)

(tip # 019) Streets & Trips map errors - How to submit map feedback

(tip # 018) Video Teaches Sales Reps How To Use Microsoft Streets and Trips (Thanks MyPointSales.com)

(tip # 017) What is GPS "Accuracy", Anyway??? (Thanks Ken in Regina)

(tip # 016) Automatically optimize stops in Microsoft Streets & Trips (Thanks S&T Team)

(tip # 015) Customize what you see when Microsoft Streets & Trips starts (Thanks S&T Team)

(tip # 014) What is the Max Number of Waypoints for a Route? (Thanks S&T Team)

(tip # 013) Why is construction data and/or map data not up-to-date? (Thanks Larry)

(tip # 012) List of free software helpful to Microsoft Streets and Trips users

(tip # 011) Can I use Microsoft Streets and Trips USB GPS receiver GPS-500 on Mac OS X? (Thanks Mac OS X Prolific PL2303 driver project)

(tip # 010) Streets and Trips takes too long to start (Thanks taoyue)

(tip # 009) Missing menu bar in Microsoft Streets and Trips

(tip # 008) If the 'Avoid Area' in Streets and Trips is too bright in Night Mode - change its color

(tip # 007) Microsoft Knowledge Base - a large database of helpful Streets and Trips articles (Thanks Microsoft)

(tip # 006) Microsoft Streets and Trips Compatible GPS Receivers

(tip # 005) Pushpin links to files and folders (Thanks Gratefuldeadbolt)

(tip # 004) What is the best action to take in Microsoft Streets and Trips when you reach a road closed sign

(tip # 003) Night mode tip for Microsoft Streets and Trips (Thanks toyfountain)

(tip # 002) Large prints and screenshots in Streets & Trips, AutoRoute, and MapPoint

(tip # 001) Problem opening an old file in a new Microsoft Streets and Trips version - and a solution
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