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I'm trying to print a large, very detailed map with mappoint. It is to be about 4 feet by 4 feet, and should be detailed enough to show all street names on it. Is there anywhere I can go to have this done?

I guess this depends on where you live and work. I guess I would start by calling a copy/banner-making shop, like Kinko's or others like that. If they have computers with drivers for large-format printing, it may be a very simple process of printing to a large-format printer. I'm not sure how that process would translate what is displayed on the monitor to what is printed, but it might be the simplest way.


The following exchange was on the microsoft.public.mappoint newsgroup over the last month or so.
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I have done it! Just go to page setup and specify your
paper size.
Bruce<bruce@gruen.com>

>-----Original Message-----
>Can't be done - MapPoint just prints what it displays on
screen. Frustrating
>but true.
>
>Tinker<malcolm_fluffbag@hotmail.com>
>
>"Tim Gross" <tim_gross_2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:0f6401c17cea$00915300$36ef2ecf@tkmsftngxa12. ..
>> Hello,
>> Does anyone know how to print a map to a large format
>> printer, 24"x36", and get more detail on the streets and
>> street names? When you select the area on the screen
that
>> you want and print it, it just prints a large version of
>> what shows up on the screen. Since the paper size is so
>> large, I would like it to show much more detail than on
>> the screen.
>> Thanks.
>
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- Walt Cygan

I printed a map to an HP 450C Plotter and it didn't print any of the street detail. Very frustrating... I set the page size and all, but it only prints what is on the screen.