How to use the Map
Navigating in Google Maps
You can navigate (move your view) in two dimensions in any Google Map. To pan (move the map), do one of the following:
- Click and drag the map
- Press the up arrow on your keyboard to move north
- Press the down arrow on your keyboard to move south
- the right arrow on your keyboard to move east
- Press the left arrow on your keyboard to move west
Additionally, you can zoom in or out pressing the + or - keys. Move the cursor over a location and use the mouse scroll button to zoom in or out on that location. To center and zoom in on a location, double click the location.
Using the Navigation Controls
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The navigation controls you see at maps.google.com are shown on the left. Navigation controls include:
Other web pages with embedded Google Maps may not have all or any of these navigation controls. For example, embedded maps may show navigation controls that look like those below: |
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