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thegasmaster
If you use Outlook 2002 and don't mind hacking into to the Windows
registry, the following is a nice addition to Outlook contacts. It
allows you to use Google maps when you are looking at a contact. When
you need a map of a contact's address, open up a contact and press
the Display Map button on the tool bar to connect to a Google Map of
the address.
Edit Outlook 2002's registry by doing the following:
1) Start menu, Run command and typing regedit then press Ok.
2)Navigate to the registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Options\General
3) Right click in the right pane and choose New, String Value.
4) Enter MapScriptURL for the string value name.
5) Double click on the MapScriptURL key to open it
6) Cut and paste into Data value field:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=<0s>,+<1s>,+<2s>+<3s>
7) Click OK and close Registry Editor
registry, the following is a nice addition to Outlook contacts. It
allows you to use Google maps when you are looking at a contact. When
you need a map of a contact's address, open up a contact and press
the Display Map button on the tool bar to connect to a Google Map of
the address.
Edit Outlook 2002's registry by doing the following:
1) Start menu, Run command and typing regedit then press Ok.
2)Navigate to the registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Options\General
3) Right click in the right pane and choose New, String Value.
4) Enter MapScriptURL for the string value name.
5) Double click on the MapScriptURL key to open it
6) Cut and paste into Data value field:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=<0s>,+<1s>,+<2s>+<3s>
7) Click OK and close Registry Editor