Motorola DROID User Guide- Verizon - Page 16

Set your location sources, Find your location, Select map mode, Touch Menu

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Google Maps™ opens by default in "Map mode". To learn more about the different map modes, go to "Select map mode" on page 14. Set your location sources Set your phone to determine your location using GPS satellite signals (highly accurate, but uses battery power) or using the mobile network (less accurate, but conserves battery power). To set your location, touch Menu > Settings > Location & security > Use GPS satellites and/or Use wireless networks. Find your location Note: Don't forget to set your location sources. From the main Map screen, touch Menu > My Location. Your location is shown on the map as . The bigger the circle, the less accurate the location. Find any location 1 Touch Menu > Search. 2 Enter text in the search box, like an address, business, or city, then touch . Tip: If it's an address you have visited before, select from the list shown. 14 Google Maps™ 3 Touch the search box to view all the results, then touch the one you want. Get directions 1 Touch Menu > Directions. 2 Enter a starting point address or touch and select My current location, Contacts, or Points on map. 3 Enter an end point address or touch and select Contacts or Points on map. 4 Select your mode of transport (car, public transport or walk), then touch Go. Your directions are shown as a list. To view your directions on a map, touch Show on map. 5 When you have finished, touch Menu > Clear map. > More Select map mode Touch Menu > Layers to select from Traffic, Satellite, Latitude or recent searches, viewed positions or directions. Touch Menu > Layers > More layers to select from My Maps, Wikipedia, or Transit Lines. Touch Clear Map to clear your selections.

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14
Google Maps™
Google Maps™ opens by default in “Map mode”
. To
learn more about the different map modes, go to
“Select map mode” on page 14.
Set your location sources
Set your phone to determine your location using GPS
satellite signals (highly accurate, but uses battery
power) or using the mobile network (less accurate, but
conserves battery power).
To set your location, touch Menu
>
Settings
>
Location & security
>
Use GPS satellites
and/or
Use
wireless networks
.
Find your location
Note:
Don’t forget to set your location sources.
From the main Map screen, touch Menu
>
My
Location
. Your location is shown on the map as
.
The bigger the circle, the less accurate the location.
Find any location
1
Touch Menu
>
Search
.
2
Enter text in the search box, like an address,
business, or city, then touch
.
Tip:
If it’s an address you have visited before, select
from the list shown.
3
Touch the search box to view all the results, then
touch the one you want.
Get directions
1
Touch Menu
>
Directions
.
2
Enter a starting point address or touch
and select
My current location
,
Contacts
, or
Points on map
.
3
Enter an end point address or touch
and select
Contacts
or
Points on map
.
4
Select your mode of transport (car, public transport
or walk), then touch
Go
. Your directions are shown
as a list. To view your directions on a map, touch
Show on map
.
5
When you have finished, touch Menu
>
More
>
Clear map
.
Select map mode
Touch Menu
>
Layers
to select from
Traffic
,
Satellite
,
Latitude
or recent searches, viewed
positions or directions.
Touch Menu
>
Layers
>
More layers
to select from
My Maps
,
Wikipedia
, or
Transit Lines
.
Touch
Clear Map
to clear your selections.