The Phone Book Channel

The Phone Book channel (Figure 28) is a great way to find local businesses and get the directions you need to find them.

Figure 28. Sherlock's Phone Book channel.

Tip

• The Phone Book channel was known as the Yellow Pages channel in previous versions of Sherlock.

To search for a business listing

1.	Open the Phone Book channel (Figure 28).
2.	Choose a recent entry from the Find Near drop-down list. or Enter an Address Book entry name or city and state in the Find Near box.
3.	Enter a business name or category in the Business Name or Category box. or Choose a category or recent business name from the Business Name or Category drop-down list (Figure 29). Figure 29. The Business Name or Category drop-down list includes standard categories, as well as recently accessed business names.
4.	Click the magnifying glass button to begin the search.
5.	After a moment, search results begin to appear. Select a listing to view driving directions and a map in the bottom half of the window (Figure 30) Figure 30. Select a business to display driving directions and a map.

Tip

• In many instances, driving directions are for the shortest route, which may not be the quickest or most convenient. If I followed the driving directions in Figure 30, for example, I'd hit at least 50 traffic lights; I know a slightly longer but quicker route with only four traffic lights. Which do you think I'd take?