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Finding your way with Yahoo Maps

Pt. 8 of 10 | 1:41 |

Essential Yahoo


Wednesday April 15, 2009
Don't bin your in-car GPS system just yet but Yahoo Maps is a powerful tool to get directions where you need to go. It can also help you find businesses along the way.

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Show Notes

- From the main page of yahoo click Maps on the left-side navigation.

- To do a basic search enter the beginning and end locations and click Go.

- You can search for businesses along the way. Under the Find a Business On the Map, type in a name of a business and click search. Any locations around will be marked on your map.

- To alter the route click and drag the routing line. At the bottom of the map window a box will appear with the distance difference between the two routes and will allow you to switch back to the original if you desire.

- To zoom in and out use the + or - at the top and bottom of the size tool on the top left of the map window. You can also use the jump notes of Country, State, City or Street.

- To remove part of the directions hover over the address until the X appears to the right of the address then click it to remove from your trip.
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