DOCUMENT:Q143250 25-AUG-1999 [automap] TITLE :Streets 4.0: How to Use the "Go To Lat/Long Option" PRODUCT :Microsoft Automap PROD/VER:4.00 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Automap Streets for Windows, version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= You may need to find a location using latitude and longitude coordinates. Automap has the ability to locate a place based on the coordinate values you enter. The following article tells how to use latitude and longitude to find locations in Automap. MORE INFORMATION ================ Standard latitude/longitude notation usually lists minutes as a single quotation mark (') and seconds as a double quotation mark ("). Longitude and latitude notation used in Road Atlas for the Macintosh use the following format: N W When you enter coordinates, do not use degree or comma notation. To use the Latitude and Longitude option, do the following: 1. Start Automap Streets. 2. On the Edit menu, click Go To. 3. Select Go To An Airport, Park, Natural Feature, Or Area Code In The Local Area. 4. Using the recognized format, enter the Latitude and Longitude coordinates. For example, to enter 46 Degrees 37.73 Minutes North, 120 Degrees 29.95 Minutes West, you would enter: 46 37.73 N 120 29.95 W 5. Click the Go To button. In the Search For dialog box, click Latitude/longitude, and then click OK. NOTE: Automap Streets can only return the location of a latitude/longitude for the current map. If the location is outside the current map the message "(none)" appears. Additional query words: auto auto-map automap reference kbmm multimedia multi-media mult media map lat long min ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbHomeMMsearch kbAutomapSearch kbAutomapStreets400 Version : 4.00 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.