GPS Advisor

Step 3

3. Copy the sample code into a blank document and you'll see that most of the important information is contained between the tags < head > and < /head > (without the spaces), with a layer to contain the map in the body of the page. This creates a very basic document with a map that can be dragged around onscreen.

Step 4

4. If you're familiar with hand coding, study the first example given at click here. This provides information for fine-tuning your map in any number of ways. However, if you simply want to make a few tweaks to customise your map, continue with the steps outlined here.

Step 5

5. The first thing you'll want to do is to change the start location for your map. Locate the entry map.setCenter in the provided sample code and simply change the co-ordinates after GLatLng to match your desired starting point's latitude and longitude entries. You will now have a new central location for your page.

Step 6

6. Once you've created a basic page, load the code into a web-design application such as Dreamweaver. Remember to add a script to the < head > (without the spaces) section as well as instructions to load the map and a suitable layer in the body part of your HTML file, then modify your design as necessary.