Comments on: Google Maps API http://davepress.net/2007/11/22/google-maps-api/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:22:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://davepress.net/2007/11/22/google-maps-api/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Dave Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:39:55 +0000 http://davepress.net/2007/11/22/google-maps-api/#comment-6 Thanks very much Laura, will give it a go! Thanks very much Laura, will give it a go!

]]> By: Laura Whitehead http://davepress.net/2007/11/22/google-maps-api/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Laura Whitehead Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:13:31 +0000 http://davepress.net/2007/11/22/google-maps-api/#comment-5 Hi Dave - just popped across to the Google maps bit, all updated since I embedded Google maps last on websites some months back. Looks alot easier nowadays, even gives you the embed code easily now without having to faff too much... Here's how you do it - 1 - go to http://maps.google.co.uk/ 2 - next to the little search tab on top left side, there is a tab "My maps" click that tab. 3 - Click the blue link - create new map, give it a name or whatever... 4 - On the map image itself you'll see some icons next to the zoom in/out part on the left hand side. Drag the blue pin icon to where you want it on the map. It also brings up a little text box when you've placed it where you want it to be. Fill in the data you want it to appear. 5 - You can use the other icons to do other bits with too. 6 - When all done follow the links along the top right hand side above the map image - click on "link to this page" 7 - Gives you a web link to your map, or embed code. Under the embed code there is a link to customising it further too. Or you could always use frappr! Be great to hear how you get along with it all! Hi Dave – just popped across to the Google maps bit, all updated since I embedded Google maps last on websites some months back. Looks alot easier nowadays, even gives you the embed code easily now without having to faff too much… Here’s how you do it -
1 – go to http://maps.google.co.uk/
2 – next to the little search tab on top left side, there is a tab “My maps” click that tab.
3 – Click the blue link – create new map, give it a name or whatever…
4 – On the map image itself you’ll see some icons next to the zoom in/out part on the left hand side. Drag the blue pin icon to where you want it on the map. It also brings up a little text box when you’ve placed it where you want it to be. Fill in the data you want it to appear.
5 – You can use the other icons to do other bits with too.
6 – When all done follow the links along the top right hand side above the map image – click on “link to this page”
7 – Gives you a web link to your map, or embed code. Under the embed code there is a link to customising it further too.

Or you could always use frappr!
Be great to hear how you get along with it all!

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