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"Christine Dabney" wrote "limey" wrote:
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>>
>>Thanks for the link, Christine. Can you reprint how to correct a person's
>>location? I'm sitting out in the Atlantic, along with Stan Horwitz (but
>>I'm
>>sure that's not bad, either!).
>>
>>Skip the larger icons.
>>
>>Dora
>>

>
> Well, to redo your location, I need to delete your old icon first.
> Then, you need to zoom in real close on the location, down as far as
> you can. Do that BEFORE placing your next marker. Just keep on
> zooming in, down to your location. You can often zoom down to street
> level. Putting the map setting on hybrid can often help in finding
> "your" house, as well.
> Only AFTER you do this, do you place your marker. If you place the
> marker before this, you end up in weird places, like the ocean.
>
> You can move the map with your mouse, if you hold down on the left
> mouse button and move the map. That way, you can keep on zooming down
> to a specific spot.
>
> Hope this helps a bit.
>
> Christine


Yes, it does help. Please delete my old icon and I'll try again. Boy, the
Eastern Seaboard is pretty crowded! Thanks, Christine.

Dora