Friday, November 12, 2010

Apple I Phone Starter Guide Seting Maps

1. Finding and Viewing Locations

To see a map of a location, tap the search field to bring up the keyboard, then type an address, intersection, general area, or postal code. Then tap Search. For example, you can type things like:

* 1 w 53rd st, newyork, ny
* sunset and vine, hollywood, ca
* topeka, kansas
*  02144

- To zoom in to a part of a map, double-tap the part you want to zoom in on. Doubletap again to zoom in even closer.

- To zoom out, tap the map with two fingers. Tap with two fingers again to zoom out further.

- To zoom in and out manually, spread two fingers apart or pinch them together. Pull apart to zoom in. Pinch together to zoom out.

- To pan or scroll to another part of the map, drag up, down, left, or right.

- To see a satellite view, tap Satellite. Tap Map to go back to map view.

Finding and Calling Businesses

To find businesses of a certain type in the area,

1 Find a location.

2 Type the kind of business in the text field and tap Search.

Pins drop down and point to matching locations. For example, if you locate “san francisco, ca,” and then type “gas” and tap Search, pins point to gas stations in San Francisco.

* To find businesses without typing the location first, you can type things like:
- pizza in billings montana
- thai food in boston-
- movies near palo alto, ca
- hospital 95355
- apple store new york
- Tap the pin that points to a business to see it’s name.
- Tap the arrow next to the name to see a business’ address and phone number.
- Tap the phone number to call the business.
- To see a list of the businesses found in the search, from the map screen, tap List.

Tap a business to see it’s location on the map. Or tap the arrow next to a business to see it’s address and phone number. Tap the number to call the business.

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