HTC Desire Z User Guide - Page 189

189 Maps and location  Search for the place you want to view in Street View. See "Searching for a location" and "Searching for a place of interest near you" in this chapter for details. When you find the place, tap its balloon. 3. On the location details screen, tap the Street view button . 4. To navigate in Street View, do any of the following: View surrounding areas  Swipe your finger on the screen to pan up or down or to look in other directions.  Press MENU and then tap Compass mode to turn Compass mode on. Tilt, pan, or turn your phone to view the area around the location. Step forward or backward  Tap the onscreen arrow to move towards the direction it is pointing.  Press MENU and then tap Step forward or Step backward. Zoom in or out  Tap  Press MENU, and then tap Zoom. 5. To return to the street map, press MENU and then tap Go to map. Viewing map layers Initially, Google Maps opens with a street map. You can view additional map layers, such as satellite images, traffic information, your Google Latitude friends' locations, and Wikipedia information on locations. You can also view maps that you and other people have created in Google Maps on the web. You can view multiple layers at the same time. Not all locations have information to support all Map layers or all zoom levels. To learn more about layers, visit Google Maps on the web: http://maps.google.com/ 1. From the Home screen, tap > Maps. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Layers. 3. Select any of the following: Traffic (Available only in selected areas.) Real-time traffic conditions are displayed over roads as color-coded lines. Each color represents how fast the traffic is moving.