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A–Z controls & actions
Jump straight to an explanation. The topic beside each entry tells you where it belongs.
A click colours too muchWhen the map does not do what you expect
A click moves a circle or markerWhen the map does not do what you expect
A code arrived that you did not requestForgotten your password?
A colour and label for each ringRadial Circles: distance rings
A full postcode is not necessarily one housePostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
A label, polygon or location has disappearedWhen the map does not do what you expect
A saved map or purchase is missingWhen the map does not do what you expect
A small space makes a big differencePostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
Add a CSV fileAdditional Data: add your own figures
Add a live insetAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Add a set with +Several circle centres & linked settings
Add a shape or text boxShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Add a straight-line radiusCircles and driving areas on US ZIP and county maps
Add another with the same settingsDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Add cities, towns and villagesUS map details: state names, ZIPs, counties and places
Add dots to mapCreate Dots: postcode locations
Add individual exceptions afterwardsColor a whole state; style its border and name
Add it to an existing presentationUse your map in PowerPoint
Add New NameSTART HERE: names, colours & territories
Add to existingColour postcodes inside circles
Add to existingColour postcodes inside dots
Add to existingColour postcodes inside travel areas
Add your service reach if usefulMake a US sales or service territory map
Address 1 and Address 2Print order: finish, size & delivery
Adjust the bends and corners afterwardsShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Adobe PDFHow to download your map as PDF, PNG, SVG or PowerPoint
Advanced dots and shapesColour postcodes inside dots
Advanced importColour postcodes inside circles
Advanced importImport marker boxes from postcodes
Advanced Mapping: Explore VectorMapsHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
After replacing a whole areaColour whole areas or smaller districts
After two hours, or if you stop the linkShare an On Google map for two hours
Align the textShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
An export failsWhen the map does not do what you expect
Apply style to all markersMarker Boxes: labelled places
Apply to legend / CancelExtra text beneath key entries
Are we a legitimate business?About GBMaps
Area, District and other boundariesMap Colours: page, labels & boundaries
Area, district and sector choicesMore Maps: find the right boundaries
Area, district, sector and full postcodeMap words & gesture quick reference
Arrange overlapping itemsShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Arrow or line; Invert markerMarker Boxes: labelled places
Ask for a specific map changeMake a US sales or service territory map
Ask for US state, ZIP or county changesAsk the map assistant
Ask in your own wordsAsk the map assistant
Ask while you read a guideAsk the map assistant
Asked to use the secure addressCannot sign in or receive a code?
Assign the area you want to keepShow only your assigned territories
Assigned polygons onlyGoogle preview: opacity, key & extent
Assistant use and purchasesHow we use assistant chats
Available conversionsConvert an area map to finer detail
Back to sign inYour first password: keep your existing maps
Back to sign inForgotten your password?
Back to sign inEmail verification codes: enter, resend or start again
Back to sign inChoose and save your password
Blue question-mark beside UndoPrint View, Design & On Google
Bold, italic, underline and text colourShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Borders: show or hide each layerMap details: boundaries & place labels
Browse the colour familiesChoose a colour
Build a road-travel areaCircles and driving areas on US ZIP and county maps
Build broad areas, then add detailMake a US sales or service territory map
Build it up, one change at a timeAsk the map assistant
Build the territoriesHow to create a postcode sales territory map
Buy / Unlock these mapsSaved maps: access, renewals & new maps
Buy 12 months’ accessLog in or unlock from the sidebar
Buy your selected states togetherCombine US states: ZIP or county maps
Call-out lengthMarker Boxes: labelled places
Callout lengthAdvanced marker import: every column
Can I buy one license and share it with the rest of the office?Accounts & sharing
Can I change the registered email from my old company to my new one?Accounts & sharing
Can I downgrade my map?Upgrades & refunds
Can I upgrade my map type?Upgrades & refunds
CancelLog in or unlock from the sidebar
Cancel or the close crossStart afresh or switch maps
Cancel the remaining calculationsDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Cannot use the old email address?Forgotten your password?
Change a territory colourSTART HERE: names, colours & territories
Change how values are groupedHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Change place-name and dot colorsUS map details: state names, ZIPs, counties and places
Change state colors and name sizeUS map details: state names, ZIPs, counties and places
Change the order in your legendAdditional Data: add your own figures
Change your mindAsk the map assistant
Change your selection laterCombine US states: ZIP or county maps
Check a postcode you are unsure aboutPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
Check before an important changeAsk the map assistant
Check before replacing a mixed stateColor a whole state; style its border and name
Check coverage and missing valuesHow to make a sales heat map from your own data
Check for invoicesYour account, login & logout
Check my codeEmail verification codes: enter, resend or start again
Check the account addressForgotten your password?
Check the code, save a password, then sign inForgotten your password?
Check the current price and termsBuy, unlock or renew a map
Check the postcode columnUpload your postcode figures
Check the previewExtra text beneath key entries
Check the product titleBuy, unlock or renew a map
Check the values columnUpload your postcode figures
Choose a font and sizeShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Choose a map from the handbookHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
Choose a map linkMore Maps: find the right boundaries
Choose a payment methodBuy, unlock or renew a map
Choose a state in More MapsUSA 5-digit ZIP maps: choose a state
Choose a useful starting viewAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Choose an entryExtra text beneath key entries
Choose and copy colour namesExcel import with your own colours
Choose automatic or supplied coloursHow to colour a postcode map from a spreadsheet
Choose enough boundary detailHow to create a postcode sales territory map
Choose large state names and their styleColor a whole state; style its border and name
Choose PowerPoint (.pptx)Use your map in PowerPoint
Choose the access that suits youUSA county maps: choose a state
Choose the active setSeveral circle centres & linked settings
Choose the colours and number of shadesHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Choose the correct saved map or PDFOrder a printed map
Choose the extra text colourExtra text beneath key entries
Choose the fill and line coloursShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Choose the frame and proportionsAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Choose the item you want to changeShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Choose the offered print optionsOrder a printed map
Choose the picture to editImages: add a logo, photograph or illustration
Choose the right boundariesMake a US sales or service territory map
Choose the right importerGet a spreadsheet ready for import
Choose the shape and borderImages: add a logo, photograph or illustration
Choose the smallest shape you need to colourPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
Choose the territory you are working onYour first coloured map
Choose which kinds of detail remainShow only your assigned territories
Choose which part of the picture showsImages: add a logo, photograph or illustration
Choose which states to unlockBuying US state maps and seeing US prices
Choose your actual billing countryBuying US state maps and seeing US prices
Choose your boundariesHow to make a sales heat map from your own data
Choose your figuresHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Choose your passwordYour first password: keep your existing maps
Choose your territory firstColor a whole state; style its border and name
Circle setRadial Circles: distance rings
Circles and IntervalAdvanced concentric-circle import
City, County and Post CodePrint order: finish, size & delivery
Clear columnsAdvanced concentric-circle import
Clear each columnImport Excel: postcode territories
Clear textCreate Dots: postcode locations
Clear this entryExtra text beneath key entries
Click a colour square to recolourClick, drag & resize the key
Click a name to select a territoryClick, drag & resize the key
Click a swatchChoose a colour
Click Hide unassigned areasShow only your assigned territories
Click inside the map shapes to colour themSTART HERE: names, colours & territories
Close or EscapeBuy, unlock or renew a map
Close sign inSign in to your maps
Close the paletteChoose a colour
Color individual countiesUSA county maps: choose a state
Color the entire stateUSA county maps: choose a state
Color ZIP areas or counties from coverageCircles and driving areas on US ZIP and county maps
Color ZIPs or a whole stateUSA 5-digit ZIP maps: choose a state
Colour once; see it in both viewsAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Colour postcodesRadial Circles: distance rings
Colour postcodesColour postcodes inside circles
Colour postcodesAdvanced concentric-circle import
Colour postcodesCreate Dots: postcode locations
Colour postcodesColour postcodes inside dots
Colour postcodesDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Colour postcodesColour postcodes inside travel areas
Colour rangeImport Excel: postcode territories
Colour the map by valueHow to make a sales heat map from your own data
Colour the postcodes within reachHow to map a depot and its delivery coverage
Colour the postcodes within reachAsk the map assistant
Colour: choose the boundary levelColour whole areas or smaller districts
ColoursExcel import with your own colours
Colours, labels and overlapsColour postcodes inside circles
Colours, labels and overlapsColour postcodes inside dots
Colours, labels and overlapsColour postcodes inside travel areas
Column guide, tutorial and closing the windowAdvanced concentric-circle import
Combine counties across state bordersUSA county maps: choose a state
Complete the order detailsOrder a printed map
ContinuePrint order: finish, size & delivery
Continue to my mapsSign in to your maps
Continue with the orderOrder a printed map
ControlsPrint View, Design & On Google
Convert to District / SectorSaved-map row: the options menu
Copy the outline of a postcode or boundary areaShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Correct a colouring mistakeSTART HERE: names, colours & territories
County, council, ICS and ICB layersRoads, land & specialist map layers
Create a new mapSaved maps: access, renewals & new maps
Create CSVFind, reopen & manage saved files
Create CSVSaved-map row: the options menu
Create or update the travel areasDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Create the heat mapHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Created, saved and download messagesWarnings, confirmations & busy messages
Created: Download Now or DoneHow to download your map as PDF, PNG, SVG or PowerPoint
CSV file, sample or pasted Excel tableAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
DeleteSaved-map row: the options menu
Delete all dotsCreate Dots: postcode locations
Delete all markersMarker Boxes: labelled places
Delete areasDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Delete selected set / Delete all setsSeveral circle centres & linked settings
Delete the selected recordFind, reopen & manage saved files
Delete, Replace or Leave without savingWarnings, confirmations & busy messages
Delivery namePrint order: finish, size & delivery
DesignPrint View, Design & On Google
Detail: see or choose another mapColour whole areas or smaller districts
Detailed customer data can still work on a simpler mapPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
Distance / Time limitDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Distance or drive timeDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Does it renew automatically?Unlocking maps
Does one unlock cover every map type?Unlocking maps
Download choicesSave, open & keep a separate copy
Download territory totals or postcode figuresAdditional Data: add your own figures
Download your circle dataAdvanced concentric-circle import
Drag the key background to move the whole keyClick, drag & resize the key
Drag the map to reposition itMove, zoom & frame the map
Drag to panOn Google: explore the geographic preview
Draw a line (polyline) or a filled polygonShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Draw straight-line ringsHow to map a depot and its delivery coverage
Drawings in inset mapsShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Drop an image or choose a fileImages: add a logo, photograph or illustration
Drop in your CSVUpload your postcode figures
Duplicate, delete and undoShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Earlier uploads and existing datasetsAdditional Data: add your own figures
Edit an editable mapFind, reopen & manage saved files
Edit and save the resultHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Edit or select a nameSTART HERE: names, colours & territories
Edit the colours and legend labelsDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Email addressLog in or unlock from the sidebar
Email my verification codeYour first password: keep your existing maps
Email my verification codeForgotten your password?
Email verification codeEmail verification codes: enter, resend or start again
Enter the six digits in the same browserYour first password: keep your existing maps
Exact colours for imported dataChoose a colour
Excel CSVHow to download your map as PDF, PNG, SVG or PowerPoint
ExportVMFind, reopen & manage saved files
ExportVMSaved-map row: the options menu
Extra legend textExcel import with your own colours
Fill colourCreate Dots: postcode locations
Fill colourAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Fill opacityDot transparency, outlines & dashes
Find a centre by postcodeRadial Circles: distance rings
Find a postcode or placeDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Find the video tutorials in this guideHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
Finish a drawing, undo a point or start againShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Finish editing and return to your territoriesShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Finish with Log out on a shared computerAsked to sign in again while working
Fit mapMove, zoom & frame the map
Fixed to the page, or attached to the map?Shapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Font sizeMarker Boxes: labelled places
Forgotten password or missing codeYour account, login & logout
Gesture reminderMap words & gesture quick reference
Get back to the full mapOn Google: labels inside ZIP and county areas
Give each territory a clear colourYour first coloured map
Give it a short titleAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Give the inset its own background colourAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Give your map a nameSave, open & keep a separate copy
Google looks different or the menus vanishWhen the map does not do what you expect
Help & FAQsHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
Help from your saved mapsHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
Help that fits the map you have openAsk the map assistant
Hide unassigned areasMap details: boundaries & place labels
Hide, delete, clear and cancelMap words & gesture quick reference
Hide, finish editing or removeImages: add a logo, photograph or illustration
Hold Space to pan through a shapeShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
How long a sign-in lastsAsked to sign in again while working
How long do we keep it?How we use assistant chats
How long does an unlock last?Unlocking maps
How the map is includedUse your map in PowerPoint
How we use chatsAsk the map assistant
I don’t use the tool, can I have a refund?Upgrades & refunds
If a postcode needs one quick checkUpload your postcode figures
If an export is locked or failsHow to download your map as PDF, PNG, SVG or PowerPoint
If some rows need checkingUpload your postcode figures
If the source map cannot be openedAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
If the tool asks you to sign in againYour account, login & logout
If you still need a handHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
Import and use on this mapUpload your postcode figures
Import markersImport marker boxes from postcodes
Import to mapAdvanced concentric-circle import
Import to mapImport Excel: postcode territories
Import to mapExcel import with your own colours
Import to map / Close / Clear columnsAdvanced marker import: every column
Import with coloursImport Excel: postcode territories
Import, Close and Clear columnsAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Imported locations in LondonRegions, London & inset maps
Inspect the resultHow to colour a postcode map from a spreadsheet
Interval in milesRadial Circles: distance rings
Invoice linksSaved maps: access, renewals & new maps
Is this tool the same as Map-Point?About GBMaps
JPG imageHow to download your map as PDF, PNG, SVG or PowerPoint
Keep all five digitsUSA 5-digit ZIP maps: choose a state
Keep both versions of a designStart afresh or switch maps
Keep each record on one rowGet a spreadsheet ready for import
Keep editing, Cancel or CloseWarnings, confirmations & busy messages
Keep flags above the map, or hide themDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Keep it on the page or with the mapImages: add a logo, photograph or illustration
Keep names consistentGet a spreadsheet ready for import
Keep or hide the smaller labelsUS map details: state names, ZIPs, counties and places
Keep the map easy to readMake a US sales or service territory map
Keep the password and codes to yourselfChoose and save your password
Keep the result when you saveColor a whole state; style its border and name
Keep using included statisticsAdditional Data: add your own figures
Keep your original mapHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Key headingMap Titles: title & key heading
Know what the switch remembersOn Google: labels inside ZIP and county areas
Label positionAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Label sizeAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Labels: independent from bordersMap details: boundaries & place labels
Land, parks and built-up areasRoads, land & specialist map layers
LandscapePortrait, landscape & square pages
Landscape keyKey Settings: layout & visibility
Leaving for the homepage or another mapYour account, login & logout
Legend details…Key Settings: layout & visibility
Let it do the workAsk the map assistant
Let the map show through: fill opacityShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Line opacityDot transparency, outlines & dashes
Line patternDot transparency, outlines & dashes
Line width and label sizeRadial Circles: distance rings
Line width and Label sizeAdvanced concentric-circle import
Line width and Line colourCreate Dots: postcode locations
Line width and Line colourAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Load a CSV / Download sample CSVAdvanced marker import: every column
Load a CSV file / Download sample CSVAdvanced concentric-circle import
Load first; purchase when readyCombine US states: ZIP or county maps
Lock the finished insetAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Log inLog in or unlock from the sidebar
London dotsAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
London InsetRegions, London & inset maps
London insetAdvanced marker import: every column
Longer journeys work automaticallyDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Make a revised versionUse your map in PowerPoint
Make and copy a linkShare an On Google map for two hours
Make state lines stronger than local linesColor a whole state; style its border and name
Make the key usefulHow to create a postcode sales territory map
Make the legend readableHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Manage circle sets on this mapAdvanced concentric-circle import
Manage the collectionAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Map BackgroundMap Colours: page, labels & boundaries
Map BorderMap Colours: page, labels & boundaries
Map Labels Text and District / Sector LabelsMap Colours: page, labels & boundaries
Map titleMap Titles: title & key heading
Map Title Text and Title BackgroundMap Colours: page, labels & boundaries
Maps marked proMore Maps: find the right boundaries
Mark the depotHow to map a depot and its delivery coverage
Marker text columnImport marker boxes from postcodes
Match the map and postcode levelGet a spreadsheet ready for import
Messages: Original / NewPrint View, Design & On Google
Minus and plusMove, zoom & frame the map
More optionsAdditional Data: add your own figures
Move and resizeImages: add a logo, photograph or illustration
Move and resize with the blue handlesShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Move map and the arrow padMove, zoom & frame the map
Move NowTransfer a saved map to another account
Move the preview keyGoogle preview: opacity, key & extent
Move, pan and resizeAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Moving to My saved mapsAsked to sign in again while working
My manager bought it but expects me to design all the maps, is that O.K?Accounts & sharing
Name your datasetUpload your postcode figures
Name, choose and hide your travel areasDistance/Time: road-travel areas
NewSave, open & keep a separate copy
New markerMarker Boxes: labelled places
New Without Saving / New MapStart afresh or switch maps
No longer have access to that inbox?Your account, login & logout
No verification code has been sentCannot sign in or receive a code?
Number of circlesRadial Circles: distance rings
On GooglePrint View, Design & On Google
One postcode, four levels: YO18 7TGPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
One value or a complete columnAdvanced marker import: every column
Opacity sliderGoogle preview: opacity, key & extent
OpenSave, open & keep a separate copy
Open a map categoryMore Maps: find the right boundaries
Open an existing map insteadStart afresh or switch maps
Open an individual state county mapUSA county maps: choose a state
Open and inspect the converted mapConvert an area map to finer detail
Open in separate windowHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
Open My datasetsAdditional Data: add your own figures
Open On GoogleOn Google: explore the geographic preview
Open or close a groupMap details: boundaries & place labels
Open or download generated filesFind, reopen & manage saved files
Open or tuck away the sidebarMove, zoom & frame the map
Open Share mapShare an On Google map for two hours
Open the account menuYour account, login & logout
Open the geographic viewOn Google: labels inside ZIP and county areas
Open the right state chooserCombine US states: ZIP or county maps
Opening a geographic view from saved filesGoogle preview: opacity, key & extent
Or buy an individual stateCombine US states: ZIP or county maps
Or calculate travel areasHow to map a depot and its delivery coverage
Or choose all 50 states in that familyCombine US states: ZIP or county maps
Or show totals for your own territoriesHow to make a sales heat map from your own data
Order PrintSaved-map row: the options menu
Original and New message stylesWarnings, confirmations & busy messages
Other regional and inset choicesRegions, London & inset maps
Pan and zoom while the drawing tools are openShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Paste details from ExcelExtra text beneath key entries
Pay for an existing-licence upgradeRoads, land & specialist map layers
Pick states on the small US mapCombine US states: ZIP or county maps
Place and drag a starting flagDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Place centre on mapRadial Circles: distance rings
Place on mapMarker Boxes: labelled places
Place OrderPrint order: finish, size & delivery
Please verify your email address before setting a passwordWarnings while choosing a password
PNG imageHow to download your map as PDF, PNG, SVG or PowerPoint
Point at the polygonsOn Google: explore the geographic preview
Polygon, boundary and labelMap words & gesture quick reference
PortraitPortrait, landscape & square pages
Portrait keyKey Settings: layout & visibility
Position and CalloutAdvanced marker import: every column
Postcode boundaries are not county boundariesPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
Postcode or place searchPrint View, Design & On Google
PostcodesExcel import with your own colours
Postcodes and LabelsAdvanced marker import: every column
Postcodes and LabelsAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Postcodes columnImport marker boxes from postcodes
Postcodes columnImport Excel: postcode territories
Postcodes do not all have the same number of lettersPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
Postcodes: one per lineCreate Dots: postcode locations
PowerPoint (.pptx)How to download your map as PDF, PNG, SVG or PowerPoint
Prepare a clean tableHow to colour a postcode map from a spreadsheet
Prepare the pageHow to colour a postcode map from a spreadsheet
Prepare the print pageUse your map in PowerPoint
Preserve codes as textGet a spreadsheet ready for import
Preview on GoogleSave, open & keep a separate copy
Print FinishPrint order: finish, size & delivery
Print Quantity and Total PricePrint order: finish, size & delivery
Print SizePrint order: finish, size & delivery
Print ViewPrint View, Design & On Google
Put a rectangle around a map areaShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Put the legend in a useful orderMake a US sales or service territory map
Question emails to our support teamHow we use assistant chats
Questions before buyingBuy, unlock or renew a map
Questions help us make a better toolHow we use assistant chats
Quick TourPrint View, Design & On Google
Quick Tour on the top toolbarHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
RadiusAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Radius in milesCreate Dots: postcode locations
Radius, interval and bandMap words & gesture quick reference
Read Map AccessSaved maps: access, renewals & new maps
Read the conversion dialogConvert an area map to finer detail
Read the figures in your legendAdditional Data: add your own figures
Read the import resultGet a spreadsheet ready for import
Read the preview before changing your mapHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Read the sampleUpload your postcode figures
Recipient emailTransfer a saved map to another account
Recipient map accessTransfer a saved map to another account
Refine individual districts or sectorsConvert an area map to finer detail
Remove a territorySTART HERE: names, colours & territories
Remove from this mapAdditional Data: add your own figures
Remove the unused countryHow to create a postcode sales territory map
Rename a saved mapFind, reopen & manage saved files
Rename without changing the mapSave, open & keep a separate copy
Rename, OK and cancelSeveral circle centres & linked settings
RenewSaved maps: access, renewals & new maps
Renew or Buy in a file rowFind, reopen & manage saved files
Repeat the save or downloadAsked to sign in again while working
Replace colouringColour postcodes inside circles
Replace colouringColour postcodes inside dots
Replace colouringColour postcodes inside travel areas
Replace existing details, including blanksExtra text beneath key entries
Reset coloursMap Colours: page, labels & boundaries
Reset positionKey Settings: layout & visibility
Reset the geographic viewGoogle preview: opacity, key & extent
Resetting from an old saved-map linkForgotten your password?
Return to a live view of this mapAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Reverse orderImport Excel: postcode territories
Ring coloursAdvanced concentric-circle import
Ring labelsAdvanced concentric-circle import
Road artwork, Google roads and drive timesRoads, land & specialist map layers
Road linesRoads, land & specialist map layers
Road numbers and junctionsRoads, land & specialist map layers
Rows will not import correctlyWhen the map does not do what you expect
Sample dataImport Excel: postcode territories
Samples and copying helpExcel import with your own colours
Save & continue / Save & LogoutWarnings, confirmations & busy messages
Save & NewStart afresh or switch maps
Save and check the downloadHow to create a postcode sales territory map
Save before logging outYour account, login & logout
Save copySave, open & keep a separate copy
Save mapSave, open & keep a separate copy
Save my passwordChoose and save your password
Save privately and downloadImages: add a logo, photograph or illustration
Save the editable map, then downloadHow to make a sales heat map from your own data
Save the flags and their resultsDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Save the focused viewShow only your assigned territories
Save, download or show someoneMake a US sales or service territory map
Save, reopen and downloadAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Save, reopen and downloadShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Scroll over the key to change its sizeClick, drag & resize the key
Scroll over the map to zoomMove, zoom & frame the map
Scrolling changes the key, not the mapWhen the map does not do what you expect
Search both mapping toolsMore Maps: find the right boundaries
Search from the main toolbarOn Google: explore the geographic preview
See the difference on the mapPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
See the picturesAsk the map assistant
See your latest changesOn Google: explore the geographic preview
Select, move and resize a travel keyDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Select, rename or remove one markerMarker Boxes: labelled places
Send a new codeEmail verification codes: enter, resend or start again
Send it from GBMaps if signed inShare an On Google map for two hours
Set ID and PostcodesAdvanced concentric-circle import
Set or reset my passwordSign in to your maps
Set the outline thicknessShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Set up your coverageColour postcodes inside circles
Set up your coverageColour postcodes inside dots
Set up your coverageColour postcodes inside travel areas
Several map types or a shared business accountYour first password: keep your existing maps
ShapeAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Share a help topicHelp, FAQs & the newer mapping tool
Shared values, blanks and errorsAdvanced dots & shapes: every column
Show / HideSign in to your maps
Show / HideChoose and save your password
Show all circlesRadial Circles: distance rings
Show areas and show legendDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Show dotsCreate Dots: postcode locations
Show extra textExtra text beneath key entries
Show inset framesRegions, London & inset maps
Show key on mapKey Settings: layout & visibility
Show markersMarker Boxes: labelled places
Show me howAsk the map assistant
Show only your territoriesUS map details: state names, ZIPs, counties and places
Show or hide regionsRegions, London & inset maps
Show or hide the inset without losing itAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Show the full map againShow only your assigned territories
Show ULEZ boundaryRegions, London & inset maps
Show/hide, download and deleteAdvanced marker import: every column
Sign back in over the mapAsked to sign in again while working
Sign in after saving the passwordYour first password: keep your existing maps
Sign-in is temporarily unavailableCannot sign in or receive a code?
Signed in, but asked to renew?Sign in to your maps
Simply drag a key entry to change its orderClick, drag & resize the key
Sort the listFind, reopen & manage saved files
Speak your descriptionAsk the map assistant
Specialist name layersRoads, land & specialist map layers
Spinning wheel or progress messageWarnings, confirmations & busy messages
SquarePortrait, landscape & square pages
Start with a map that fitsUSA 5-digit ZIP maps: choose a state
Start with the names in your keyYour first coloured map
Start with your existing account emailYour first password: keep your existing maps
States have their own rowUS map details: state names, ZIPs, counties and places
Style and geographyDot transparency, outlines & dashes
SVG for web or design workHow to download your map as PDF, PNG, SVG or PowerPoint
Switch the coloring button to StatesColor a whole state; style its border and name
Tell us what helpedAsk the map assistant
Territory, zone and key entryMap words & gesture quick reference
Text colour and Box colourAdvanced marker import: every column
Text colour and Outline colourMarker Boxes: labelled places
Text sizeAdvanced marker import: every column
That code is not correctEmail verification codes: enter, resend or start again
That password is too easily guessedWarnings while choosing a password
The code screen opened, but nothing arrivedCannot sign in or receive a code?
The download cuts off part of the designWhen the map does not do what you expect
The password has changed since this code was requestedWarnings while choosing a password
The preview keyGoogle preview: opacity, key & extent
The saved map name is separateMap Titles: title & key heading
The selected states must connectCombine US states: ZIP or county maps
The whole-area warningColour whole areas or smaller districts
The … actions menuFind, reopen & manage saved files
The … options menuSeveral circle centres & linked settings
There have been several attemptsCannot sign in or receive a code?
There is no email in my inboxEmail verification codes: enter, resend or start again
This code has expired or has been usedEmail verification codes: enter, resend or start again
Tidy the map, then save itYour first coloured map
Towns, villages and cities: DotsMap details: boundaries & place labels
Towns, villages and cities: NamesMap details: boundaries & place labels
TransferSaved-map row: the options menu
Travel areas without wasted calculationsAsk the map assistant
Travel bandsDistance/Time: road-travel areas
Try roads on the map you are colouringRoads, land & specialist map layers
Try your own patch before choosing a licencePostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
Turn Polygon labels on or offOn Google: labels inside ZIP and county areas
Understand the dollar estimateBuying US state maps and seeing US prices
Undo a change or remove the insetAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Undo and RedoPrint View, Design & On Google
Undo, save and refresh the resultColour postcodes inside circles
Undo, save and refresh the resultColour postcodes inside dots
Undo, save and refresh the resultColour postcodes inside travel areas
Unlock all featuresLog in or unlock from the sidebar
Update the artwork without disturbing the insetAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Upgrade an active plain-map licenceRoads, land & specialist map layers
Upload and name your figuresHow to make a sales heat map from your own data
Use a CSV for this mapHeat Maps: colour areas by their values
Use a password of 8–50 charactersWarnings while choosing a password
Use another saved mapAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Use card or PayPalBuying US state maps and seeing US prices
Use figures that can be addedUpload your postcode figures
Use it again on another mapAdditional Data: add your own figures
Use on this mapAdditional Data: add your own figures
Use the keyboardAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Use the same settings for all setsSeveral circle centres & linked settings
Verify your email before choosing a passwordYour account, login & logout
Visitor checks and your informationAsk the map assistant
Visitor trials and securityHow we use assistant chats
Water, coastline and railwaysRoads, land & specialist map layers
We could not sign you inCannot sign in or receive a code?
What counts as inside?Colour postcodes inside circles
What counts as inside?Colour postcodes inside dots
What counts as inside?Colour postcodes inside travel areas
What do I get when I unlock a map?Unlocking maps
What happens in On GoogleShow only your assigned territories
What happens on your other devicesForgotten your password?
What is sent for an AI answer?How we use assistant chats
What is the additional free licence?Unlocking maps
What the recipient seesShare an On Google map for two hours
Wheel, pinch, double-click or + / −On Google: explore the geographic preview
When a download is enoughTransfer a saved map to another account
Who looks after this information?How we use assistant chats
Why does it cost so little?About GBMaps
Why the editing menus disappearOn Google: explore the geographic preview
Why we use itHow we use assistant chats
Width: set line thicknessMap details: boundaries & place labels
Working on a touch screenMove, zoom & frame the map
Write a heading, explanation or listShapes & Text: draw, highlight and explain your map
Write one detail per lineExtra text beneath key entries
Your choices and rightsHow we use assistant chats
Your daily messagesAsk the map assistant
Your email addressSign in to your maps
Your email and passwordYour account, login & logout
Your files stay under your controlAsk the map assistant
Your passwordSign in to your maps
Your passwordChoose and save your password
Your password is savedChoose and save your password
Your sign-in was updated in another tabAsked to sign in again while working
Your territories do not have to stop at a postcode areaPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained
Zone namesExcel import with your own colours
Zone names columnImport Excel: postcode territories
Zoom into the detail you needAdd an inset from this map or another saved map
Zoom, visible boundaries and colouring mode are differentPostcode areas, districts & sectors explained