How to Send Google Maps to a Phone

With Google maps, you don't need to worry about refolding a map ever again.

Google Maps is a free service offered by Google via the Google website, smartphones and other device applications. The software allows you to map any known location, zoom in or out at over 20 levels. One handy feature of Google Maps is "Get Directions," which allows you to access turn by turn directions between two destinations. This is great for trip planning or to find a destination you've never been to in the past, such as a store, restaurant, doctor's office or friend's house. For ultimate portability of these directions, send the map and directions to your cell phone.

Things You'll Need

• Access to Google Maps
• Text message-enabled smartphone

Instructions

1. Open a Web browser, navigate to Google.com and then left-click on "Maps" in the upper-left corner of the site.

2. Type the address you wish to map into the search bottom at the top of the Google Maps page. Left click on "Search Maps" to load a map of your desired location.

3. Left click "Send" in the upper left corner of the Google Maps page with your mouse cursor. Left click on "Phone" in the left margin of the pop-up window.

4. Type the desired phone number (including the area code) into the "To" field. Left click on "Send" at the bottom of the pop-up window. The cell phone will receive a text message momentarily with a hyperlink to the map information.

Tips & Warnings

• If you wish to send turn-by-turn directions to your phone, left click on "Get Directions" in the upper left corner of the Google Maps site after Step 2, type the address at the other end of the directions into the field that appears and then left click "Get Directions" again. Move to Step 3.

References

• Google: Maps