How to Drop Multiple Spots on Google Maps & Save

Google Maps supports multiple placeholders to help you remember places of interest.

One of the features of Google Maps is the ability to create your own maps with tagged places of interest. Creating a place of interest is done by attaching a placeholder on the map. You can create a title and description for each placeholder, and then save the map with your placeholders for future access. A Google account is needed to create your own maps.

Instructions

1. Navigate to the Google Maps website, click "Sign In" in the upper right corner and log in to your Google account. If you don't have a Google account, click "Sign up for a new Google Account" after clicking "Sign In" and follow the on-screen instructions to create an account.

2. Click "My Places" and then "Create Map."

3. Enter a title for your map in the "Title" section and a description of the map in the "Description" section. Click the radio button next to "Public" or "Unlisted." Choosing "Public" means your map is available to everyone on the Internet and appears in search results. "Unlisted" means anyone who wants to view your map needs the exact Web address to open it.

4. Click the blue placement pin in the upper left corner of the map to activate the placeholder feature, and then click the area on the map where you want to place the pin.

5. Type a name for the placeholder in the "Title" section and a description of the placeholder in the "Description" section.

6. Click the blue placeholder pin located to the right of the "Title" section and then click one of the other icons if you want to change the placeholder symbol.

7. Click "OK" when you are finished to save the placeholder.

8. Enter the other placeholders on your map as needed.

9. Click "Done" on the left menu bar to save the map with all of your placeholders on it.

References

• Google: Maps User Guide

Resources

• Google: Maps