How to Upload Google Maps to a Garmin
Google maps has partnered with Garmin, bringing users more convenience when planning trips and locating favorite places. By plugging a Garmin device into a computer with Google maps open, the user can upload points to the Garmin system and save the locations as "Favorites." When a point is loaded as a favorite, the user simply selects it from the favorites section of the device and sets it as the destination to get turn-by-turn directions to that location.
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Instructions
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Connect the Garmin device to the computer using the USB cable that came with the device.
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Open your Internet browser. Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari are all supported.
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Go to "Google Maps" from the Internet browser. (See Resources.)
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Search for the desired location by entering it in the search bar located at the top of the page in Google maps.
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Select "Send" then "GPS" under the "Send To" drop down menu.
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Click "Garmin" under the brand name in the drop-down GPS menu.
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Select "Send."
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Check the box next to "USB" then check the box next to "Garmin."
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Select "Send to GPS." The location is now saved as a favorite on the Garmin device.
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Downloading Google "Maps" to a Garmin is a complete misnomer. It will not download a "map" only an address, which I could enter manually just as well. I tried to download a nice map of a city from Google and got basically nothing. Garmin support confirmed that maps will not download, but they sure show up nice on the computer screen, just not on your Garmin. So I think this feature is basically useless.
