{"id":16,"date":"2013-05-24T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T16:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.zeemaps.com\/help\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2020-08-02T16:26:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T00:26:05","slug":"create-a-map","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/create-a-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Map &#8211; ZeeMaps How To"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How do I create a map?<\/h2>\n<p>Create a map by clicking on the orange &#8216;Create a Map&#8217; button on the ZeeMaps homepage.<\/p>\n<p>Give your new map a title, description and starting location in the information box that appears. If you are in a hurry, you can skip this configuration and just hit the &#8216;Create&#8217; button.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.03.21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-355 size-large\" title=\"Create a new map in ZeeMaps\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.03.21-1024x742.png\" alt=\"Create a map configuration in ZeeMaps\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.03.21-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.03.21-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.03.21-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.03.21.png 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Create a new map in ZeeMaps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To create a new map from within an existing map, go to the menu item &#8216;Map&#8217; then &#8216;Create New&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have created a map, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Add multiple pins on a map\" href=\"https:\/\/content.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/create-a-map\/map-markers-entries\/\">add pins\u00a0on the map<\/a>\u00a0to mark the locations of people or places<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Highlight Regions on a Map\" href=\"https:\/\/content.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/create-a-map\/map-regions\/\">highlight regions on the map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Publish and Share your map\" href=\"https:\/\/content.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/publishing-and-sharing-your-map\/\">publish the map<\/a> on your webpage<\/li>\n<li>and much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Can I change the name of my newly created map?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, you can edit the map name at any time. From within your map, select the menu item &#8216;Map&#8217; then &#8216;Settings&#8217;. Under the &#8216;Basic Information&#8217; tab you can set or edit your map name. Another easy route is to click on the map name at the top of the page. A text box will appear and allow you to edit the name.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.17.22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-356 size-large\" title=\"How to edit map name in ZeeMaps\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.17.22-1024x581.png\" alt=\"Create a map then edit the name in ZeeMaps \" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.17.22-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.17.22-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.17.22-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.17.22-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.17.22.png 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to edit map name<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #23282d; font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: 600;\">Can I add a description for my map?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yes, you can display a description under the created map name. To do this, select the menu item &#8216;Map&#8217; then &#8216;Settings&#8217;. Under the &#8216;Basic Information&#8217; tab you can type the description you&#8217;d like included. Due to space limitation, the description may be shortened in the map display. To see the full description, hover your mouse over the shortened description.<\/p>\n<h2>Can I set a map legend?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, once you have created a map you can define legend values for different marker colours. \u00a0To do this, open your map and select &#8216;Map&#8217; and then &#8216;Legend&#8217; from the menu. There are 31 colours in total. Double click against a colour to edit the legend value then click &#8216;Ok&#8217;. When you are done, hit &#8216;Submit&#8217; at the bottom of the box.\u00a0Your map will reload and the legend will appear at the bottom. For legends to appear in published maps, make sure you check the box for &#8216;With map legend&#8217; when you get the publish map code.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the URL for my map?<\/h2>\n<p>You can get the URL link for your created map by going to &#8216;Print or Share&#8217; in the menu, and &#8216;Share Link\/URL&#8217; is the first item in the list. \u00a0Select the top URL.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357\" style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.28.53.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-357 size-full\" title=\"Get your map URL in ZeeMaps\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.28.53.png\" alt=\"Create a map then get your map URL in ZeeMaps\" width=\"858\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.28.53.png 858w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.28.53-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-08-at-21.28.53-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get your newly created map URL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">As shown above, the top URL is for when you want to share a view-only map with others. If you want to share a fully editable version of the map, select the second URL.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How do I save my map?<\/h2>\n<p>Maps you create with ZeeMaps are automatically saved to our servers.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I delete a map?<\/h2>\n<p>Go to your &#8216;My Maps&#8217; page and select the maps that you want to delete by clicking on the map rows (not the map title). Then, click on the &#8216;Delete&#8217; button. Since we limit the number of reusable maps in the Basic (free) plan, maps cannot be deleted while you are on the Basic plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I create a map? 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