XL: Valid Geographic Names for Microsoft Map

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, you can use Microsoft Map (Microsoft Data Map in Microsoft Excel 7.0) to graphically represent data associated with a geographic area. In order for Microsoft Map to recognize a territory, such as a country or province, the name must be a valid name or abbreviation.

To see a listing of valid geographic territories that Microsoft Map recognizes, open the file, Mapstats.xls. This file is installed with the Microsoft Map program and is located in the folder, C:\Program Files\Common Files\Data Map\Data.

Mapstats.xls contains the following geographic and demographic information:

• World demographic data by country
• United States demographic data by state
• Canada demographic data by province
• Mexico demographic data by state
• Europe demographic data by country
• United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland by county
• Australia demographic data by state
• South Africa and neighboring countries by region

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   TITLE     : XL: How to Create a Map with Microsoft Data Map