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Hey guys! I'm Bill from GCFLearnFree.org.

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Today I want to talk about Google Maps. Google Maps is a free online service

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that can give you step by step
directions to

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just about anywhere. I find it to be a
really useful tool and

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really easy to use. Let's take a look at
how to get from point A to point B with Google Maps.

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To get started just go to maps.google.com

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in your web browser. A map with
your current location will appear.

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To get directions,  just hover your mouse in the upper left corner,

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then click Directions. First you need
to choose a starting point. I'm at work

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right now so I'll enter my work address.

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Now if you're going someplace you've
never been before you can actually

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search for it rather than entering the
address.

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For example, a friend of mine wants to meet me at a new restaurant but

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I've never been there before. So I'll just search for it here

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and there it is. OK, here are my directions.

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It looks like it's about a nine minute
walk from my office.

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Now if you want, you can also get driving directions

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or public transportation directions.
Google Maps will show a few different

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ways to get to your destination and

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the current route will be highlighted in
blue. When you're happy with the route

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click Details. A full, step by step by
step list of directions will appear.

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if you want to print these out and take
them with you, just click the print icon.

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You can choose to print the map and the directions or

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just the text. OK, so those are
just the basics of using Google Maps

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to get directions but it

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has a lot of other really cool features
that I hope you'll check out.

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Now if you like the idea of getting
directions online but

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just would prefer not to use Google Maps there are a lot of other services that

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offer basically the same thing. These include sites like Bing Maps

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Apple Maps, Nokia Here, and OpenStreetMap.

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Again I hope this video has been helpful, and the next time you need directions to

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someplace you've never been

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try using a site like Google Maps. It just might make your trip a whole lot easier.