How to Draw Shapes in Google Maps
Google Maps provide several tools to personalize and customize your maps. You can highlight an area of your map using the “Draw a Shape” option. This choice is available only when you create and save a map while logged in to your Google account. The shapes can have as many sides as needed, and you can change their names and color. Shapes print with your map, so they can be used for navigation.
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Instructions
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Navigate to Google.com and sign in or create an account.
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Click the “Maps” link on the Google homepage and then click the “My Places” link located near the upper left side of the map.
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Choose a map you previously saved, or click “Create Map."
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Enter a “Title” and “Description” for your map, choose whether it should be “Public” or “Unlisted” and then click “Save.”
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Click and hold the third button at the top of the map, which has an icon with a jagged line.
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Choose “Draw a Shape” from the menu.
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Click and drag within the map to move the map to the general location where you want the shape.
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Click to create the first corner point of the shape.
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Continue clicking to add more points and create sides for the shape.
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Click the first point or double-click at any time to close the shape.
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Click “Save” to save the shape on your map.
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Tips & Warnings
Shapes are listed in the column on the left. Click the name of a shape to edit its title, description and color.
Click and drag any of the shapes' corners to changes their appearance.
References
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