Map Options

By default, TOTAL prompts you to choose what to include on your map each time you retrieve a new map. If you have disabled this, or you're not automatically prompted, access your map options by going to your Tools menu, then click Configure Settings, and select Maps on the left to access your map settings.

When you see your map options in TOTAL:

1. Select the options to indicate the types of maps and data you want TOTAL to retrieve whenever you download a map. Options include:
   • Get Location Map - Select this option if you want TOTAL to retrieve a location map. You must have a valid support contract to download location maps.
     • Center map on subject - Orients the location map with the subject property at the center of the map.
     • Transfer proximities into forms - automatically transfers distances from the subject address into the appropriate fields on your forms.
     • Transfer all data to my forms in uppercase - all data transferred to forms will be inserted in uppercase format.
   • Get FEMA, census, and USPS information - Select this option if you want TOTAL to transfer FEMA flood, census and USPS data into the appropriate fields in your report.
   • Get FEMA Flood Map from InterFlood - Select this option if you want TOTAL to retrieve a flood map. When enabled, this option also allows you to specify to always retrieve a flood map, or retrieve a flood map only if the subject property is in a flood zone.
     You must have an active InterFlood subscription to download flood maps.
   • Display property details - Select this option to provide exact GPS coordinates for each property, verify the address of your properties before downloading location maps, or change the list of properties appearing on your map.
   • Automatically use these settings from now on - By default, TOTAL prompts you to select your map settings every time you retrieve a map. By selecting this option, it automatically uses the settings you specify for subsequent maps without prompting you.
2. Select the Property Placement Options to indicate which property types to include on your maps. Choose between:
   • Place comps
   • Place rentals
   • Place listings
3. Select the Balloon Options to indicate how TOTAL displays property balloons on your maps. Options include:
   • Display image thumbnails in balloons - Enable this option to display a thumbnail image of the property inside of the property balloon.
   • Display proximity to subject - Select this option to include the distance of each property from the subject property inside each property balloon.
   • Display in blocks instead of miles - Select this option to display each property's distance from the subject, in blocks, inside the property balloon. Be sure to indicate how many blocks make a mile in your area AND when to switch from using blocks to using miles.

     This option is not UAD compliant, and therefore it is not available if you have a UAD form in your report.

   • Display direction from subject (NW, SE) - Select this option to display in your property balloons the direction where each property is located in regard to the subject property.
   • Display city, state, and ZIP - Select this option to display the city, state, and zip code of each property in its property balloon.
4. Click OK when finished to accept your settings and move on to retrieving your maps.