Customer Reviews

MapPoint 2002 for Dummies (With CD-ROM)

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Buy this book only if you don't need it. The VB part is junk! It will look cute on your computer bookshelf. You like getting hung in dead ends, this book is for you. Reference to help on the web is just an advertisement. The CD file names aren't named for reference in the book and the chapter/file directories are confused. The book file transcriptions don't work - the CD ones do. The price is dropping as people realize this one is a dud. Save your money.

Although it perhaps doesn't go into the depth that the previous review desired, this book provides a good overall view of what MapPoint can do. Even if you have used MapPoint quite a few times before, you will probably discover new functionality in areas that you have rarely used. Also includes a number of useful tips that you probably won't find yourself.

The programming interface to MapPoint is very useful because it allows MapPoint to be extended. Yes, the VB content in this book is limited, and only goes far enough to show you what is possible. Luckily the documentation that Microsoft provides with MapPoint includes a fully documented object model. The book wisely avoids duplicating this reference. For further help with using the VB API or using it in a different language (via COM), I recommend the microsoft.public.mappoint newsgroup or the articles and forums on http://www.mp2kmag.com/ - both of which are listed in the book.

This book was very helpful with MapPoint. After purchasing the 2010 version, I searched through the web in vain for much on MapPoint. A call to MS tech support was revealing. The woman told me there was very little support at MS for MapPoint, a small market product. So I finally bought this book, even though it was published for the 2002 version. But as it turns out there is very little difference between the 2002 and 2010 versions of MapPoint. There are differences but not major. And one of the two authors of the book, probably the non-writing one, was MapPoint Senior Product Manager and Technical Evangelist with MS so he knows the product. I was in a situation where I was stuck on a couple of small, but important to me, points and the book cleared them up. So it was well worth the purchase for me.

Now days when you buy computer programs, there are no manuals that come with...some have tutorials built in, then there are others that even to Google them you don't get any hints/tips/etc. I am glad I found this, it has helped to educate my users on this program so we can get the most out of it for our company. It says its for the 2002 version, but from what I read online there weren't many changes for the 2010 version so the guide helps even the newer users.

Quick delivery, books were in good condition (almost new) - very pleased!!

Nicely laid out and written (as are all the Dummy books) so that most anyone can understand...however, does go into more detailed use for those who can program. Of course there have been several newer versions released - but this book does a good job of giving you the basics that you can build on by reading the "What's new" files in the later versions.

This SEEMS like a good book with a good tutorial CD. I had to stop before getting into it BECAUSE THE BOOK STATES THAT YOU NEED A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE "VISUAL BASIC" PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE. I did not see anything in the product description that mentioned that so I was disappointed that I bought it because I do not know that language, and so cannot use the book or CD.

A good book if you are looking for how to do maps and insert them into documents. Less helpful in providing information on how to integrate business information into graphics.

This is a good source/tool for learning the in's/out's of this unique software