HTC Desire Z User Guide - Page 181

Pinning a location on the map, Changing the language of street names and places of interest

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181 Maps and location Pinning a location on the map Pin a favorite location on the map and add it as a footprint, get directions to it, or share it with friends. Sharing is a great way to let your friends know about that little place you found that has the best sandwiches in town. 1. While viewing a map, press and hold an area on the map that you want to pin. 2. Tap and then choose if you want to add the location as a footprint, get directions to it, or share it. To remove all the pins on the map, while viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap More > Clear pin. Changing the language of street names and places of interest 1. From the Home screen, tap > Locations. 2. On the Nearby tab, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Map language. 3. Choose one of the following.  Use native map language if you want to use the local language of the map. For example, if you are looking at a map of Japan, it will use Japanese characters.  Use language that fits best if you want to use the language of your phone. This may not be available for all maps. Footprints A footprint consists of a photo of a location such as a restaurant, a sightseeing destination, etc., stored together with a precise GPS position and other information about that location such as the street address and phone number. The next time you want to visit the same place, simply access the footprint. You can then dial the phone number or view the location in the map. Adding a location as a footprint 1. In Locations, search for the destination you want to go to. See "Searching for a place of interest" earlier in this chapter to find out how. 2. Tap Save to Footprints. 3. You can:  Tap to take a picture and add it as a photo for the footprint.  Tap to fine tune the position of the footprint on the map. 4. Tap Done. Before pressing Done, tap the photo to change the name, category, or address of the footprint, enter the phone and website, and add a voice memo to the footprint.

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Maps and location
Pinning a location on the map
Pin a favorite location on the map and add it as a footprint, get directions to it, or
share it with friends. Sharing is a great way to let your friends know about that little
place you found that has the best sandwiches in town.
While viewing a map, press and hold an area on the map that you want to pin.
Tap
and then choose if you want to add the location as a footprint, get
directions to it, or share it.
To remove all the pins on the map, while viewing a map, press MENU, and then tap
More >
Clear pin
.
Changing the language of street names and places of interest
From the Home screen, tap
>
Locations
.
On the Nearby tab, press MENU, and then tap
Settings > Map language
.
Choose one of the following.
Use native map language
if you want to use the local language of the map.
For example, if you are looking at a map of Japan, it will use Japanese
characters.
Use language that fits best
if you want to use the language of your phone.
This may not be available for all maps.
Footprints
A footprint consists of a photo of a location such as a restaurant, a sightseeing
destination, etc., stored together with a precise GPS position and other information
about that location such as the street address and phone number.
The next time you want to visit the same place, simply access the footprint. You can
then dial the phone number or view the location in the map.
Adding a location as a footprint
In Locations, search for the destination you want to go to. See “Searching for a
place of interest” earlier in this chapter to find out how.
Tap
Save to Footprints
.
3.
You can:
Tap
to take a picture and add it as a photo for the footprint.
Tap
to fine tune the position of the footprint on the map.
4.
Tap
Done
.
Before pressing
Done
, tap the photo to change the name, category, or address of the
footprint, enter the phone and website, and add a voice memo to the footprint.
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