Pocket Streets Help

Using Pocket Streets
Navigating the map
Finding places
Adjusting map detail
Working with Pushpins


Using Pocket Streets Tips for using Pocket Streets
Export and copy a map from your PC
View a map
Show a street or place name
Copy a Pocket Streets map to another program


Navigating the map Zoom and move the map
Zoom in on a specific area
Zoom out to view the entire map


Finding places Find a place by name
Find a place by address or street name


Adjusting map detail Show certain points of interest
Label one point of interest within a cluster
Show more or less detail
Show or hide points of interest
Show or hide Pushpins


Working with Pushpins Create a Pushpin
Open or close a Pushpin balloon
Convert a label to a Pushpin
Change the Pushpin note, name, or symbol
Hide a Pushpin
Delete a Pushpin


Tips for using Pocket Streets

Export and copy a map from your PC

To export a map from your PC

Using Microsoft MapPoint, Microsoft Streets & Trips, or Microsoft AutoRoute on your PC, you can export maps to use on your device.
  1. Use the Select tool to select the area of the map you want to export.
  2. On the File menu, click Export Map for Pocket Streets.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Open the folder where you want to save the map, and then type a file name for the map.
  5. Click Save.

A map (.mps) file and a Pushpin (.psp) file that includes all visible Pushpins in the selected area of the map are created for your device.

To copy a map from your PC

  1. Connect your device to your PC.
  2. Double-click the Microsoft Windows CE Services or ActiveSync icon on your PC.
  3. In Windows CE Services or ActiveSync, click Explore. Windows Explorer opens showing the Mobile Device folder for your device.
  4. Use Windows Explorer to locate any map (.mps) or Pushpin (.psp) files that you exported for use with Pocket Streets.
  5. Drag these files to a folder in the Mobile Device window for your connected device. This copies the map to your device for use with Pocket Streets.

Notes



View a map

- or -

  1. If you don't see the name, tap File > Open Map.
  2. If necessary, select the folder where you've stored the map file.
  3. Tap the name of the map file you want to use.
  4. Tap OK.


Show a street or place name

  This icon represents multiple points of interest located within the same area on the map. (Tap the icon to display a list of the points of interest there.)



Copy a Pocket Streets map to another program
  1. Tap Tools > Copy Map.
  2. Tap the Start button, and open the program you want to use (such as Pocket Word or Note Taker).
  3. Paste the map in your document. (CTRL+V will paste into most application documents.)

Note  If your map doesn't paste successfully to another program, you may be out of program memory. Check your system Help for information about how to free system resources.



Zoom and move the map
TapTo
Zoom in (closer to the ground)
Zoom out (farther from the ground)
Move the map view up
Move the map view down
Move the map view to the right
Move the map view to the left

Tap here to read about how to zoom in on a specific area.



Zoom in on a specific area
  1. Drag a box around the area where you want to zoom in.
  2. Lift your stylus to zoom in on the area you selected.


Zoom out to view the entire map

Find a place by name
  1. Tap .
  2. Enter the name of the place you want, and tap OK. Pocket Streets shows a list of close matches for the name you entered.
  3. Choose a place from the list, and tap OK.


Find a place by address or street name
  1. Tap .
  2. Enter the street name or street address (number and street name) you want to find. Do not type the city or postal code. If you are using a Great Britain map, type only the street name without a street number.
  3. Tap OK. Pocket Streets shows a list of close matches for the address or street name you typed.
  4. Choose an address or street name from the list, and tap OK.

Notes



Show certain points of interest

For maps that contain points of interest:

  1. Tap View > Points Of Interest.
  2. Select the check box next to each category you're interested in.
  3. To see icons only (without labels), select the Display icons only check box.
  4. Tap OK.

Tip  For a street-level view of points of interest, zoom in.



Label one point of interest within a cluster
  1. Tap to list points of interest.
  2. In the list, tap the place you want to label.
  3. Tap OK.


Show more or less detail
  1. Tap View > Map Styles.
  2. Tap Full Street Detail or Less Street Detail.
  3. Tap OK.

Note  Using Full Street Detail may cause the map to draw slowly when you're viewing dense cities at high altitudes.



Show or hide points of interest

Show or hide Pushpins

Note  This command appears dimmed and is unavailable if there are no Pushpins associated with your map.



Create a Pushpin
  1. Tap .
  2. Tap the location on the map where you want to place the Pushpin.
  3. Enter a name for your Pushpin.
  4. If you'd like to change the Pushpin symbol, tap Choose Symbol, and then tap the symbol you want to use.
  5. Tap OK.

Note  Pushpins are saved when you close Pocket Streets, close the map, or open another map.



Convert a label to a Pushpin
  1. Tap or find a location on the map to display its label.
  2. Tap .
  3. Tap the label displayed on the map.
  4. In the Properties box, enter a name and select preferences for the Pushpin. Tap here to read how.
  5. Tap OK to save and close the Pushpin note.


Open or close a Pushpin balloon

Change the Pushpin note, name, or symbol
  1. Tap Tools > Pushpins.
  2. Tap the name of the Pushpin you want to change, and tap Properties.
  3. Change the name or text of the note as needed.
  4. If you want to change the symbol, tap Choose Symbol, select the new symbol you want to use, and then tap OK.
  5. Tap OK.

Tip  You can double-tap a Pushpin to open the Properties box.



Hide a Pushpin
  1. Tap Tools > Pushpins.
  2. Clear the check box next to each Pushpin you want to hide.
    Select the check box again to show the Pushpin.

Tip  To hide all Pushpins, tap View > Display Pushpins to clear the check box.



Delete a Pushpin
  1. Tap Tools > Pushpins.
  2. Tap the name of the Pushpin you want to delete.
  3. Tap Delete.
  4. Tap Yes.
  5. Tap OK.