Renaming a stop?

Hello -

I have done a few searches and cannot locate an answer - if it has already been posted, I apologize.

I use MapPoint 2006 and have several routes already in place (upgraded from MP2004). The problem is, all of the stops on these routes are only listed as the address:

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What I need is instead of it saying "1455 Howell Ave, etc" I want it to say "Brooksville Nursing Home" or whatever text I choose. Is there an easy way to do this from MapPoint 2006? It seems like there should be a simple "Rename" feature but I cannot seem to locate it. Thanks for any help!

Scott

Hi Scott,

I wonder ... if you show the Legend and Overview (CTRL+G)
and right-click on your dataset to show properties and choose
the balloon tab -> is the a field in there that isn't checked
which could be the name?

If not, you could export the whole dataset to Excel, add the
column Name, and then re-import to a new map.

:45v:
Mike Mattys

Thanks for the reply Mike.

I am not sure what you mean by the "dataset". I see one thing that says "Data Set Properties" but it is ghosted. So is "Export to Excel" (see below).
I think I need to be in some kind of different mode to be able to export. And when I am in that mode, I can probably look at the Dataset properties also.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9665/mapimage2ae6.jpg

Hi,

Try going to the View menu and choosing Legend and Overview.
There you'll see the datasets you're using.

Mike Mattys

I must be missing something - viewing Legends and Overview takes me to this screen, but Data Set and Export are still ghosted -

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9644/mapimage3mi7.jpg

On the Legend and Overview Pane are the datasets,
such as 'My PushPins.' Right-click on the icon and you'll
see the context menu where you can select Properties.

I can't type worth beans.

If you need more help, go to my site and contact me

Mike Mattys

As it turns out, there were no pushpins on this map at all!

The stops were simply typed into the Find dialog box and
added to a route and the map was saved. I found this to be
rather unusual, so I wrote a COM Addin to solve the problem:

It can be downloaded here:
www.mattysconsulting.com/demos/rt2xl.dll
It doesn't do anything for maps with pushpins.

I hope anyone who needs such a thing will find it useful

Mike Mattys

Mike Mattys is the man!
Thanks very much for your help Mike!

Scott
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