How to Insert a Google Map on a Web Page
Google Maps, which is a service provided free of charge by Google, allows users to get directions and view aerial satellite images of almost any location in the world. Google Maps users can also create their own maps, allowing them to save custom locations, notes and directions. Once a map is created, it can be embedded on a website or blog free of charge using HTML code that is automatically generated by Google Maps.
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Instructions
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Go to the Google Maps website, and enter into the search box the address that you would like to display on the map. Click "Search Maps" to update the map to display the location.
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Use the zoom and pan controls on the top left side of the map to align it as you would like it to be displayed on your web page.
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Click "Link" at the top right corner of the map.
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Copy the text in the box labeled "Paste HTML to embed in website."
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Paste the code into the HTML of your website, in the location that you would like the map to be displayed. Once the code is updated, the map will be displayed on the web page.
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Tips & Warnings
You do not need a Google account to use or embed maps.
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- Photo Credit Sea maps series: Great Lakes image by Stasys Eidiejus from Fotolia.com
