map a meeting location in Outlook?

[Andie]

Hi!

I've a question about Outlook 2003 . . . I would love to be able to view
driving directions to meeting location in Outlook. A hyperlink to mapquest
or randmcnally or yahoo would be great once I enter an address in the
location box. It'd be fine if the person I'm meeting is in my contacts and
we're meeting at their office, etc., but what if I don't want to add some
people to my contacts and/or if we choose to meet at another location? Is
there a way for this to work? It seems it wouldn't be too hard to do, but
I'm no programmer.

Thanks for any help!
AF

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've a question about Outlook 2003 . . . I would love to be able to
view driving directions to meeting location in Outlook. A hyperlink
to mapquest or randmcnally or yahoo would be great once I enter an
address in the location box.

This feature already exists. Open the contact record and click
Actions>DIsplay Map of Address. You'll get connected to Windows Live
Virtual Earth and be shown a map of the address.

It'd be fine if the person I'm meeting
is in my contacts and we're meeting at their office, etc., but what
if I don't want to add some people to my contacts and/or if we choose
to meet at another location? Is there a way for this to work? It
seems it wouldn't be too hard to do, but I'm no programmer.

If you're meeting at a location other than the contact's address, Use
Virtual Earth to find it. How can you expect Outlook to allow connection to
an address not in one of its records? It can't read your mind.