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Using Google Maps

I've become addicted to Google maps. So should you, if getting where you need to fast is important.

Of course, you know the routine. Go to Google.com . Fill in the address you're going to.

If you've got an accurate address, the first listing on the Google response page will show a small map, and the address you've entered. An entry pad below the address will say "Start Address," here you enter the address you're coming from.

(If the Google response page doesn't show a map as the first entry, you've probably got a bad address. Consider whether you've mis-spelled the address -- easy to do -- whether you've entered the wrong city, a wrong house number, or a wrong zip code. I don't normally enter the zip code, just the city and state, because it's easy to have the wrong zip, and it messes up the search. Giving the address with the city and state works just fine).

After you've entered your start address, and pressed "get directions" you'll have returned a map with directions along the left side. The "print" icon is on the upper right hand of the page.

posted by Jim Huffman @ 11:19 AM