Creating+Content+on+Google+Maps

**For Google Maps Content Creation**
1. Use Google Account to Log into Google Maps. This will allow you to save your work. 2. Click "My Maps" 3. Click "create new map." 4. Name new map and write description. 5. Locate place through search box or zoom. 6. Click "Add Placemark" Icon in the upper left corner. 7. Click on placemark icon to edit the placemark's content. Select "rich text editor" to alter font size and style, insert links, insert images. Use "HTML Editor" to insert video embed codes. 8. Click "save" then "done" to see the new icon displayed. 9. To use your new placemarks in Google Earth, click view in Google Earth link. Save file and open it in Google Earth.

**In Google Earth, Editing Placemarks Is Slightly Different**
To insert Images
 * Online  **//This is my preferred method.//**
 * Your Computer 
 * The picture MUST end in .jpg
 * For Flickr Images copy the photos URL and delete the letters after .jpg (Flickr photos only work if multiple sizes are available.)
 * Pictures can be resized by adding width and height information inside of the <> signs
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To insert video
 * Copy and paste embed code.
 * With PCs the video should appear. With Macs the url to the video is displayed. **//This is why I prefer to edit placemarks in Google Maps.//**