Nokia N800 Internet Tablet

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You can search for a location based on the following 
information:
Address
—Enter the street address of a desired location. To 
limit your search to a certain area, enter a postal code or 
the name of a city.
City
—Enter the name of the desired city or suburban area.
History
—Select the desired location from a list of the most 
recently used locations.
Favourites
—Select the desired location from a list of 
stored favourites.
POI
—Enter the name of a point of interest, or select a 
specific point-of-interest category from the list.
WGS84
—Enter the WGS84 coordinates of the desired 
location.
The found location is shown on the map as a red pin.
Favourites
You can store frequently used locations, like addresses or 
points of interest, in your favourites. To add an item to the 
favourites list, select an object or location on the map, and 
select 
Add to favourites
 from the context-sensitive menu. 
To access the list of your favourites, tap 
 on the toolbar.
Points of interest
A large number of points of interest, such as hotels, petrol 
stations, and golf courses, are shown on the map as special 
square shaped icons. To select a point of interest in the 
map view, tap it. 
To open a web page related to the selected point of 
interest, select 
WWW
 from the context-sensitive menu.
To access the most typical points of interest, tap 
 on the 
toolbar. To see a list of the nearest points of interest, select 
one of the available categories.
To define the points-of-interest categories that are 
displayed on the map, in the point-of-interest dialog, 
select 
Configure
, and the desired categories from the list. 
You can also set a proximity alert for a point-of-interest 
category in the same dialog. This feature gives you an alert 
whenever you approach a point of interest in the selected 
category.
Extra services
To purchase a navigation service for the map application, 
tap the arrow icon on the right side of the display. A menu 
opens, and you are prompted to purchase the navigation 
service, if you have not yet done so. After purchasing, all 
navigation features become available in the menu.