How to Add Google Maps to SharePoint

SharePoint is a group of products and technologies that are offered by the company Microsoft. Some of the programs and software include process management tools and collaborative Internet browser functions. SharePoint can also host not only websites, but blogs and wikis as well. Using SharePoint, you can interact with elements such as document libraries. SharePoint also allows you to add Google Maps to use within a group or for your individual account.

Instructions

1. Navigate to the Google Maps URL listed as the first link in Resources. Enter the address or location you desire to view on Google Maps in the blank text field on the webpage. When the address is mapped out, click on the “Links” button located by the map. A list of options will open.

2. Choose the option that reads “Customize and Preview Embedded Map Link.” A new window will open with multiple boxes. Copy the HTML code displayed in box three.

3. Open Microsoft SharePoint and access the website that you want the map to appear on. Navigate to the desired page of the website and click on the “Site Actions” button.

4. Click the “Edit Page” option. Now, locate the part of the site that you want the Google Map to appear on and click “Add a Web Part.” Select the “Content Editor Web Part” option from the “Add Web Parts” option box and click the “Add” button.

5. Click the “Open the Tool Pane” in the “Content Editor Web Part.” Click on the “Source Editor” button; the “Text Entry” window will open.

6. Paste the Google Map HTML code into the “Text Entry” window and click the “Save” button.

7. Publish the newly altered website.

References

• SharePoint Magazine
• Inetium: Embedding Google Maps in SharePoint
• Codeplex: SharePoint Google Map

Resources

• Google Maps
• Microsoft Developer Network: SharePoint Team Blog