Hey guys! I'm Bill from GCFLearnFree.org.
Today I want to talk about Google Maps. Google Maps is a free online service
that can give you step by step directions to
just about anywhere. I find it to be a really useful tool and
really easy to use. Let's take a look at how to get from point A to point B with Google Maps.
To get started just go to maps.google.com
in your web browser. A map with your current location will appear.
To get directions, just hover your mouse in the upper left corner,
then click Directions. First you need to choose a starting point. I'm at work
right now so I'll enter my work address.
Now if you're going someplace you've never been before you can actually
search for it rather than entering the address.
For example, a friend of mine wants to meet me at a new restaurant but
I've never been there before. So I'll just search for it here
and there it is. OK, here are my directions.
It looks like it's about a nine minute walk from my office.
Now if you want, you can also get driving directions
or public transportation directions. Google Maps will show a few different
ways to get to your destination and
the current route will be highlighted in blue. When you're happy with the route
click Details. A full, step by step by step list of directions will appear.
if you want to print these out and take them with you, just click the print icon.
You can choose to print the map and the directions or
just the text. OK, so those are just the basics of using Google Maps
to get directions but it
has a lot of other really cool features that I hope you'll check out.
Now if you like the idea of getting directions online but
just would prefer not to use Google Maps there are a lot of other services that
offer basically the same thing. These include sites like Bing Maps
Apple Maps, Nokia Here, and OpenStreetMap.
Again I hope this video has been helpful, and the next time you need directions to
someplace you've never been
try using a site like Google Maps. It just might make your trip a whole lot easier.