Customize a map shortcut

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You can edit a map shortcut so that when you click it, the map opens to a specific location. You can also set optional parameters in the shortcut that determine the map style, which task panes are open, and whether the Find dialog box is open.

  1. Paste a map shortcut into your document.

    How?

    Note  Do not activate the hyperlink until you complete your edits.

  2. Edit the shortcut by replacing the information that appears after the pound sign (#) with location, map style, map state, and/or Find dialog box state, using this format:

    #find=[location]&style=style&state=state&FindDlg=FindDlg

    Note  See the Parameters and Examples sections below for more information.

  3. Press ENTER to activate the hyperlink.

Parameters

location

You can designate a specific location to be selected on the map when the map opens by setting the location parameter. If the location name has any spaces in it, type %20 in place of each space.

style

You can change the map style that will be used when the map is opened by setting the style parameter.

style Map style
0
Road map
1
Road and data map
2
Data map
3
Terrain map
4
Political map

state

You can change which pane is displayed when the map is opened by setting the state parameter.

state Map state
0
Default view (Legend and Overview pane open)
1
Route Planner pane open
2
Find Nearby Places pane open
3
Map only (no panes open)

FindDlg

You can cause the Find dialog box to open when the map is opened by setting the FindDlg parameter.

Note  You can only use the FindDlg parameter when you do not set the location parameter.

FindDlg Find dialog state
0
Find dialog box not opened
1
Find dialog box opened with Address tab displayed
2
Find dialog box opened with Place tab displayed
3
Find dialog box opened with Lat/Long tab displayed

Examples

This shortcut would open a road map with the Route Planner pane open to a specific street address:

file:\\C:\MyDocuments\MyMap.ptm#find=[1%20Microsoft%20Way,%20Redmond,%20WA,%2098052]&style=1&state=1

This shortcut would open a road map of Seattle with the Legend and Overview pane open.

file:\\C:\MyDocuments\MyMap.ptm#find=[Seattle,%20WA]&style=0&state=0

This shortcut would open a road and data map with the Find Nearby Places pane open and the Find dialog box opened with the Address tab displayed.

file:\\C:\MyDocuments\MyMap.ptm#find=[]&style=1&state=2&FindDlg=1

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