Google Maps: My Maps

Daniella PetingCMUN 371 SEC 201November 10, 2009

Google Maps: My Maps Create and share your own maps. Map places and routes you know. Add text, photos or video and share the

results. Browse a directory of interactive content

to add to your Google Maps.

Create And Share Your Own Maps Go to Google Maps and click My Maps.

Create And Share Your Own Maps Click Get Started.

Create And Share Your Own Maps Sign in to Google Maps with your Google Account

or create a Google Account to sign in.

Create And Share Your Own Maps Enter a Title and Description for your map in

the boxes provided; select Privacy and Sharing Settings and click Save.

Create And Share Your Own Maps Enter a business name, address or place of

interest in the box provided and click Search Maps.

Create And Share Your Own Maps Select a business from the search results and

click Save to My Maps.

Create And Share Your Own Maps Select the map where you want to save the

location and click Save.

Create And Share Your Own Maps Edit any details of this location you want to

change; click OK; click Save and click Done.

Create And Share Your Own Maps You’re map is now saved in My Maps and is ready

to share via RSS, Print, Send and Link.

Create And Share Your Own Maps To add photos, click Edit; click Rich Text; place

your cursor inside the text box; click the Insert Image icon; enter the URL to the image in the pop-up window; click OK; click OK; click Save and click Done.

Create And Share Your Own Maps To add videos or other objects, click Edit; click

Edit HTML; place your cursor inside the text box; paste the embed code in the text box; click OK; click Save and click Done.

Create And Share Your Own Maps To learn more about My Maps, visit Google’s

Maps User Guide.