Introduction to MileCharter

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MileCharter

Create Mileage Charts with Microsoft MapPoint

MileCharter is an add-in utility for Microsoft MapPoint that calculates mileage charts. Output can include travel times and estimated costs, as well as route distances. Charts can be created to/from individual locations or groups of pushpins. Charts can be produced using the fastest, shortest, or direct straight-line distances. Output is written to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The Professional Edition of MileCharter also includes the facility to only report the fastest or shortest routes.

MileCharter requires a PC running Windows 2000, XP, or Vista; and Microsoft MapPoint 2002, 2004, or 2006. Microsoft Excel is also required.

This help file contains the following contact, license, and purchasing information:

•	Contact Winwaed Software Technology

•	License Agreement

•	MileCharter Editions and Purchasing

•	Revision History

Four examples are provided for first time users:

•	Example: Getting Started for MapPoint Beginners

•	Example: Finding Distances Between Cities (uses MapPoint North America 2004)

•	Example: Finding Distances From Depots to Customers (uses MapPoint Europe 2002).

•	Example: Finding only the Three Closest Stores to each Customer (uses MapPoint North America 2006)

The following pages describe specific aspects of MileCharter's operation:

•	Selecting the Start and End Points

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Options

•	Duplicate Routes

•	Computing the Mileage Chart

•	Reporting only the Quickest or Closest Destinations

•	Pausing MileCharter

•	Road Preferences

•	Rate Table Properties

•	Types of Rate Table

•	Wide Tables in Excel

•	Notes for Speed