I have never used Google My Maps. An earlier topic extolled the virtues and gave sites to get started. I watched the three sites given and still I can't get started.
I can open my maps, start a new map. My problem is how do I identify the map I want to use? Say I want to build a map of Dublin Ireland. How do I identify (choose) Dublin to become my map? How do I choose the specific area I want to work on?
Sorry if this is basic, but I have no clue.
Once you start adding markers on your map, it will open zoomed into the area where your markers are.
I'm not sure if that's a good explanation, but I'm not sure how to explain it any better.
The other option is to find a Millennial, they will show you how to do anything on these apps (lol).
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So log into Google, then go to MyMaps, then click on the red link that says "Create a New Map." Once there, click on "Untitled Map" and name your map. Then you will click on the search bar to the right, and input the place you will start from (i.e., London, etc.).
As Lane said, that will start the process. From there, you just figure out where you want to go. Keep in mind that each layer can only have 10 destinations. So you have to figure out what you want in there. You might do a layer for London, and then put up to 10 restaurants in it. And then go from there. Keep watching the videos, too - it will make sense once you start working on it.
I don't do layers, so I have no clue what advantages they might have. I just use different colors for different types of things (sights, food, shopping, infrastructure), all on the same layer.
To expand on what Mardee has said:
Search for something you want to mark on the map. Google may immediately show a pop-up (be sure it's what you're looking for), or multiple pins may appear (all the Coop supermarkets in the city, for example), in which case you need to select the right one. Being more specific with your initial search can help, such as including the name of the street where your destination is located. Alternatively, you can begin the process of flagging something by zooming way in on the map and touching the Google pin that's already there.
In the pop-up for the location you'll see Add to map. Click on that, and you'll see your plot point. It will be a blue pin. If you want to change the color or the icon, click on the first of the 5 icons to the right in the pop-up box (a tilted paint bucket), then choose a color and/or a new icon.
You can easily change the color and/or icon later, by touching the marker on the map and then the paint bucket.
If you want to change or add to the label for the plot point, click on the second icon in the pop-up box (a pencil). If you change the label for the plot point, you must click on Save afterward.
To create a plot point for a location you know but can't manage to specify so Google can identify it, get the right area of the map on the screen, click on the middle icon in the strip of seven just below the Search box (a pin), then click on the spot where you want the pin to show up. Create a name for the plot point and click on Save. To change the color or the icon, click on the paint bucket.
To my knowledge there is no way to specify the extent of the underlying map. Google seems to make its own decision about the base map, depending on the pins you create. You can work for a month on a map of Stockholm, then search for Eiffel, and you'll suddenly be looking at a map of Europe with a cluster of pins near the top (that would be Stockholm) and a prominent lime-green pin near the bottom (the Eiffel Tower). I often have a few pins for sights in surrounding towns on my maps for major cities. It just seems simpler to me to handle potential day trips that way than to have a separate map for each little town. Also, it's not a lot of fun to scroll through dozens of maps to find the right one.
