Finding and viewing locations, 119 finding and viewing locations, Searching for locations – Apple iPod touch iOS 4.3 User Manual

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Finding and Viewing Locations

You can search for locations, get your current location, mark a location with the drop
pin, and get satellite and Google Street Views.

Searching for Locations

You can search for locations in many ways—by address, intersection, area, landmark,
bookmark, contact, or zip code, for example.

Find a location and see a map:

1

Tap the search field to bring up the keyboard.

2

Type an address or other search information.

3

Tap Search.

A pin marks the location. Tap the pin to see the name or description of the location.

Tap         to get 
information about 
the location, get 
directions, add the 
location to your 
bookmarks or 
contacts list, or 
email a link to 
Google Maps.

Locations can include places of interest added by Google My Maps users (“User-
created content”), and sponsored links that appear as special icons (for example, ).

Zoom in to a part of a map

Pinch the map with two fingers. Or double-tap
the part you want to zoom in on. Double-tap
again to zoom in even closer.

Zoom out

Pinch the map. Or tap the map with two fingers.
Tap with two fingers again to zoom out further.

Pan or scroll to another part of the map

Drag up, down, left, or right.

See the location of a contact’s address: Tap

in the search field, then tap Contacts

and choose a contact.
To locate an address in this way, the contact must include at least one address. If the
contact has more than one address, choose the one you want to locate. You can also
find the location of an address by tapping the address directly in Contacts.

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Maps

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