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DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Guide
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Performing a POI Search
The POIs subtab gives you an easy way to find the places of interest you are looking for.
You can search over four million places of interest including Wal-Mart stores, post offices,
hospitals, DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer POIs, and much more.
• Some POIs contain extended information, such as website links, hours of operation, and
so on. To view this extended information, right-click the POI search result, point to
Add, and then click Detailed MapNote to view the information on the map. Or, right-
click the POI search result and click Info to view the extended information in the Info
tab.
• POI searches will find more objects than may be currently visible on the map. To see all
POIs on the map, click the Options button on the toolbar (or click the
menu arrow and click Options), click the Map Features tab, select the Points of
Interest (Minor) and the Business Points of Interest (Minor) check boxes, and
click OK.
To Find a Point of Interest
Use the following steps to find a point of interest with the POIs subtab.
1. Click the Find tab.
2. Click the POIs subtab.
3. Type the name of the point of interest you are searching for (for example, Wal-Mart
or Sheraton) in the Name text box.
4. Type the category that best fits your POI name (for example, type Hotel if you are
searching for a Sheraton, type Department Store if you are searching for Wal-
Mart) in the Keywords text box. See Keywords for Category Searches for more
information.
OR
Select an appropriate keyword from the Keywords drop-down list examples and
history.
5. Type the distance you want to search in the Distance text box. Type the number of
miles followed by "mi" — for example, 5 mi.
6. Select From Map Center or Along Current Route.
7. Click Search. If your search is:
 Very Successful–The results list displays and, if there is one excellent
match, the map centers on that place and a yellow box displays at the
location of the POI match.
 Successful–The results list displays. Scroll or browse through the list of
search results until you find the one you want to locate. To center an item on
the map, double-click it or select it and then click Go To.
Tips
• Single click an item in the results list to highlight it on the map without adding a
MapTag or centering it in the map view. For more information on viewing results, see
Tips on Viewing Search Results.
• Use the right-click feature to copy search result information to the clipboard; center a
search result on the map (go to); select all search results; add a result as a MapTag,
MapNote, Detailed MapNote, Waypoint, or Address Book Entry; or assign it a start, stop,
or finish in a route. Just right-click a search result and click the option.