Web and Social Networking 73
Navigating the Map
Zooming
•
Double-tap on the screen to zoom in.
•
Touch Zoom in
or Zoom out
.
Scrolling
•
Touch and drag on the screen to reposition the map in the display.
Touch
•
Touch an icon on the map to display the name of the location.
•
Touch
to display more information about the location.
•
Touch the star to mark the location as a favorite (starred) location.
Maps Menu
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Maps
.
2.
While viewing a map, touch
(Menu)
for these
options:
• Search
: Find a location.
• Directions
: Get driving, public transport, or walking directions.
• Clear Map
: Remove search results from the map.
• More
:
–
Map
: Display the main Maps screen.
–
Places
: Open the Places application. For more information,
refer to
“Places”
on page 78.
–
Navigation
: Open the Navigation application. For more
information, refer to
“Navigation”
on page 76.
–
Join Latitude / Latitude
: Join or display Latitude, to share
your location with friends you choose and Google. For more
information, refer to
“Latitude”
on page 74.
–
Location history
: Enable location history.
–
My Places
: Display starred locations. For more information,
refer to
“Touch”
on page 73.
• Settings
:
–
Cache Settings
: Set your
Automatic caching
preference and
Clear map tile cache
, if necessary.
–
Location reporting
: Used to set various Latitude options. For
more information, refer to
“Latitude Menu”
on page 75.
This option only displays if you are signed in to Latitude.
–
Labs
: Access experimental features.
–
Terms, Privacy & Notices
: View information about Google
Maps, including the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Legal
Notices, and Web History.
–
About
: View information about Maps.
• Help
: Learn about Google maps.