-as of [20 DECEMBER 2024]–
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*TO VIEW “KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS”* —>
[CONTROL] + [ / ]
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-PRESS [ESCAPE] TO HIDE THE “KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS” LIST-
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-SAVE [PLACES] IN “FAVORITES”-
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*CLICK “FAVORITES”* —>
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TO NAVIGATE TO A “MAP SQUARE” FROM THE “SEARCH BOX”* —>
[SHIFT] + [TAB]
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-THE [KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS] ONLY WORK WHEN THE MAP IS “IN FOCUS”-
(MEANING THERE IS A “BOUNDING SQAURE” PRESENT)
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*WHEN A “MAP SQUARE” IS SELECTED, YOU CAN USE “ARROW KEYS” TO MOVE AROUND THE MAP* —>
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*THE PLACES CONTAINED IN THE “MAP SQUARE” ARE LISTED AT BOTTOM OF SCREEN* —>
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*PRESS THE [NUMBER KEY] ASSIGNED TO EACH “PLACE” FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLACE* —>
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-MAXIMUM OF [7 PLACES] CAN BE LISTED IN THE BOX-
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*IF MORE THAN “9 PLACES” ARE CONTAINED IN THE “SQUARE”* —>
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*PRESS [ 9 ] TO SHOW MORE PLACES* —>
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*PRESS [ 8 ] TO VIEW PREVIOUS 7 PLACES* —>
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-TO MOVE “SQUARE FOCUS” BY [1 SQUARE], HOLD DOWN [SHIFT] + TAP AN [ARROW KEY]-
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*TO ZOOM IN* —>
[ = ]
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*TO ZOOM OUT* —>
[ – ]
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*FROM “DEFAULT ZOOM”, YOU CAN “ZOOM IN” 6 LEVELS* —>
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*FROM “MAXIMUM ZOOM IN”, YOU CAN “ZOOM OUT” 18 LEVELS* —>
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-THERE IS A TOTAL OF 24 DISCRETE “ZOOM LEVELS”-
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-YOU CAN ALSO HOLD DOWN THE KEYS FOR A “CONTINUOUS ZOOM”-
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*TO CHANGE SIZE OF ENTIRE MAP* —>
*ZOOM IN* —>
[COMMAND] + [ = ]
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*FROM [DEFAULT MAP SIZE], YOU CAN ZOOM IN [9 LEVELS]* —>
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(WHY DOES THE “SEARCH BOX” RE-APPEAR AS YOU ZOOM IN?)
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*ZOOM OUT* —>
[COMMAND] + [ – ]
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*FROM MAXIMUM “ZOON IN”, YOU CAN “ZOOM OUT” 18 LEVELS* —>
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(THIS TIME, THE “SEARCH BOX” DOES NOT APPEAR AS YOU “ZOOM OUT”)
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*TO RETURN TO “DEFAULT MAP SIZE”* —>
[COMMAND] + [ 0 ]
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*TO NAVIGATE TO [CURRENT LOCATION]* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ l ]
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*TO GET HELP* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ h ]
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*SEND FEEDBACK* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ f ]
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*[SHARE/EMBED] MAP* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ e ]
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*left side menu* —>
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*TO SHOW/HIDE “LEFT SIDE MENU”* —>
[ . ]
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*left side panel* —>
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*to show/hide [left side panel]* —>
[ , ]
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*satellite* —>
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*to show/hide [satellite]* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ 1 ]
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*traffic* —>
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*to show/hide [traffic]* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ 2 ]
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*transit* —>
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*to show/hide [transit]* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ 3 ]
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*bicycling* —>
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*to show/hide “bicycling routes”* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ 4 ]
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*terrain* —>
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*to show/hide [terrain]* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ 5 ]
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*to get directions* —>
-search a location on “google maps”-
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*click the “directions” button* —>
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-enter your “starting location”-
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*direction options* —>
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“best travel modes” —>
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“driving” —>
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“transit” —>
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“walking” —>
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*cycling* —>
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*flights* —>
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*to add destination* —>
[SHIFT] + [CONTROL] + [ d ]
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*TABLIST* —>
-SEARCH BOX-
-SEARCH-
-DIRECTIONS-
-DELETE “SAVED SEARCH”-
-TRAFFIC REPORT-
-RESTAURANTS-
-HOTELS-
-THINGS TO DO-
-MUSEUMS-
-TRANSIT-
-PHARMACIES-
-ATM-
-SHOW [LEFT SIDEBAR]-
-SAVED-
-RECENTS-
-GOOGLE LINKS-
-GOOGLE ACCOUNT-
-SHOW YOUR LOCATION-
-LEARN MORE-
-ZOOM IN-
-SHOW SLIDER-
-ZOOM OUT-
-BROWSE “STREET VIEW” IMAGES-
-SHOW IMAGERY-
-SATELLITE-
-TERRAIN-
-TRANSIT-
-BIKING-
-MORE-
-UNITED STATES-
-TERMS-
-PRIVACY-
-SEND PRODUCT FEEDBACK-
-ELEVATION-
-URL [OMNI-BOX]-
-MAP SQUARE-
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*HOME SCREEN*
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*DIRECTIONS*
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*RECOMMENDED TRAVEL MODE*
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*DRIVING*
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*TRANSIT*
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*WALKING*
*CYCLING*
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*FLIGHTS*
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Use Google Maps on your computer, phone, or tablet to search, explore, and find your way around the world.
On your computer, open Google Maps. On your phone or tablet, use the Google Maps app
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Not all features are available in all regions.
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(re-launch browser)
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(screenshot them + incorporate into your ‘video edits’)
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