no more outlook maps?

[homer15]

hey everyone,

it used to be that in outlook when i was viewing a contact i could click the "display map of address" button and i'd get, surprise surprise, a map... now it sends me to:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/default.aspx
no map in site... does anyone know if microsoft has just discontinued this service?

[EzyStvy]

Had to have changed it before Outlook 2000

OL2000: How to Display a Map for a Contact's Address


SUMMARY

This article describes how you can view an online map to a contact's address using Outlook and your default Web browser.

MORE INFORMATION

To display a map for a selected contact's address:
Click Contacts on either the Outlook Bar or in the folder list.
Click the contact whose address you want to locate.
On the File menu, point to Open, and then click Selected Items.
Under the Address button, click the arrow, and then click the type of address you want to find on a map, for example, Business, Home, or Other.

On the Actions menu, click Display Map of Address.
Your default Web browser opens the Find a Map page at Expedia.com. On the map, a push-pin image marks the location of the address.

NOTE: You must have access to the Internet for this feature to work.


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;258250&Product=out2K

[homer15]

does this work for you? it's not working at all for me. i'm using outlook 2000 and i have internet access.

[EzyStvy]

I've got Outlook 2002 and it works real well. Honestly didn't know the option was there till you asked the question.

[EzyStvy]

I did a few more maps. Have an address that included the "building name."

Ms. Smith
XYZ Fancy Building Name
123 Street Dr.
Anytown, USA 999999

It choked on this one dure to the building name. What happens when try?