Google Custom Map Creation-pdf

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SIGN-IN TO YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT

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AFTER SIGN-IN, VISIT THIS LINK
HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/MYMAPS

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YOU CAN SEE A RED BUTTON WITH A TEXT “CREATE A NEW
MAP” ON TOP-LEFT CORNER, CLICK ON IT.

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YOU CAN SEE A TEXT “UNTITLED MAP” CLICK ON IT
AND T YPE A NAME OF CIT Y

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T YPE A CIT Y NAME IN TITLE & ADD SOME MAP
DETAIL IN DESCRIPTION AND CLICK “SAVE”

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CLICK ON TEXT “UNTITLED LAYER” ON LEFT SIDE AND
EDIT LAYER NAME & CLICK ON “SAVE” BUTTON
1 2

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VISIT HTTPS://MAPS.GOOGLE.COM AND SEARCH
DESIRE LOCATION
Open Google Map in New Tab
Search Location

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GO TO PREVIOUS TAB AND SEARCH SAME LOCATION
Search location
Click on ‘x’ and close
green marker

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DRAW AREA BOUNDARY
Click third icon from left,
Select “Add line or shape”
& draw boundary
Draw according to Google map

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COMPLETELY DRAW AREA/TOWN BOUNDARY
ACCORDING TO GOOGLE MAP
1 st tab
Manually drawing
2 nd tab
Google Map

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ADD TOWN/AREA NAME & DETAIL
YOU CAN ALS O ADJUST COLOR AND BORDER WIDTH IF YOU WANT
Click on “paint bucket icon” to
change color and border width

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FIND MASJID LOCATION AND ADD IT
When Masjid location found, zoom-in
and click on “marker icon” and place
it on Masjid location
After placing marker on location
Add detail like name & address
and click on “save”

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YOU CAN ALSO CHANGE LISTING ICON
Click on “paint bucket” icon
and change “listing icon”
Click on “more icons” for
more icon symbols

WHEN EVERY STEP WILL BE DONE CORRECTLY THEN
THE LISTING WILL LOOK SIMILAR TO THIS

WHEN MORE LOCATIONS WILL ADDED

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ADD ANOTHER AREA/TOWN IN SAME MAP
Click on this
“Add layer”
“New layer”
will appear
down here

THEN REPEAT PREVIOUS STEPS
DRAW BOUNDARY, ADD AREA/TOWN NAME AND SO
ON..
Here I add, Jinnah colony on same map.
This “blue line” indicates that you are working in this layer;
keep in mind that you have to select the layer
in which you wish to work.
Jinnah Colony on Google Map

FAISALABAD CIT Y MAP HIGHLIGHTING TWO AREAS
WITH THEIR LISTINGS

YOU CAN SHARE THIS MAP TO OTHER PEOPLES
Click “share” button, set as public
Change view mode from here

SHARE MAP WITH OTHER
Select second option “Anyone with the link”
and click “save”
so people with link can see this map
Share this link with those, whom you want
to share the map
and click done

YOUR MAP WILL APPEAR HERE
HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/MYMAPS
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