Find places near a point on the map
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Find and select a point on the map.
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On the Tools menu, click Find nearby places.
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On the Standard toolbar, click Find nearby places
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Click Categories.
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In the Categories dialog box, click the Restaurants or the Places tab.
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Select the check box next to each category of restaurant or place that you'd like to see on the map, and then click OK.
Tip To quickly select just a few categories, click Clear all, and then select the check box next to each category that you'd like to see on the map.
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In the Search box at the bottom of the Find nearby places pane, select the radius in which you want to search.
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In the Around list, select what the search should be centered on. If you select Point, the search is centered on the point that you selected on the map. If you select Current location, the search is centered on your location as determined from your GPS device.
Note If you do not have a GPS device, the Around list displays Point by default.
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In the Sort list, select whether you'd like to see the results listed in alphabetical order by name or by distance (how far they are) from the selected point on the map.
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Click Refresh to display a list of nearby places.
Note Whenever you make a change to the settings at the bottom of the Find nearby places pane or move the map, you will need to click Refresh in order to update the list of places.
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Click a place name in the results list to see its location on the map.
Tips
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MapPoint has information, such as addresses and telephone numbers, for many points of interest. To display this information, double-click the place name in the results list.
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With MapPoint, you also can view points of interest in Bing Maps. Click Show in Bing Maps
while the place name is selected in the results list. - Think of the Map settings pane as the master switch for turning on and off labels and symbols on your map. If the map does not display certain items that you expect, such as nearby places, make sure that the symbols you want are selected in the Map settings pane.