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Add maps to a photo book
You can add maps to your photo books to show where the photos in the book were taken. You can add your own locations to a map, and change how the map appears.
Add or remove a map
Click a book under Projects in the sidebar.
Double-click the page you want to add the map to.
Click the Options button
in the toolbar.
Do one of the following:
Add a map: Select a page layout that contains a map.
Remove a map: Select another page layout.
Edit and reposition a map
Click a book under Projects in the sidebar.
Double-click the page that contains the map, then select the map.
Important: Be sure to select the map, not the page.
Click the Options button
in the toolbar.
Do any of the following:
Change the style of the map: Click the Map pop-up menu and choose Standard, Hybrid, or Satellite.
Show or hide text labels for the locations of photos on the map: Select or deselect the Show Marker Labels checkbox.
Zoom in or out on the map: Drag the Map Zoom slider.
Reposition the map in its frame: Drag the map up, down, left, or right.
Add, remove, and rename place markers on a map
After you add a map to a book page, the locations associated with your photos are automatically displayed on the map. You can add new locations, and add place markers to the map.
Click a book under Projects in the sidebar.
Double-click the page that contains the map, then select the map.
Important: Be sure to select the map, not the page.
Click the Options button
in the toolbar.
Do any of the following:
Add a new place marker: Click the Add button (+). A place marker appears. Position the pointer over the place marker, click and hold until the red circle enlarges, then drag it to the desired location. Double-click the place marker name and type a location name or description.
Manually add a location to a map: Control-click a location on the map and choose Drop Pin. A marker appears on the map, and the location appears in the Places list. Double-click the name of the new location and type a name or description.
Remove a place marker: Click to select a place name in the Places list (click the name, not the checkbox), then click the Remove button (-).
Show or hide a place marker: Select or deselect the checkbox next to a place name.
Rename a map location: Double-click the location name in the Places list and type a new name.