Maps

If your site is configured to have the (optional) community maps in Connections, you have the ability to create Point of Interest locations. Point of Interest (POI) locations identify places that might be of interest to users in your community. Organized by type such as restaurants, schools, or airports, each POI appears as a pin on your community map. When the user scrolls over the POI pin, a mini-card displays; he can open the card to see more detailed information on the POI location. As Community Administrator, you can add, edit, or delete POI types and locations in your community maps. Click the Manage accordion menu and then click Maps. First define your POI types; then create POI Cards for each location. For each POI location, you must input address information to plot its location. You can also include the following additional information to appear on its POI Card:

• contact details
• image or logo
• website links
• photos and files

Create a POI Type To add a POI type, click Create on the Maps menu. The Create POI Type dialog opens. Enter a Type Name for the POI. Click Icon Color to select a pin color from a palette. For optimum pin viewing, use a unique color for each POI type. Note that POI pins have a white center; this differentiates POI pins from user pins. Click Save. The new type is added to the POI Type list. To modify an existing POI type, highlight it and then click Edit. After you enter your edits, click Save. To remove a POI type, highlight it in the list and click Delete. Be aware that deleting a POI type also deletes all its associated locations. You are prompted to confirm the deletion. Add a POI After you create a POI type, you can enter specific POI locations for it. In the POI type list, highlight a POI type to open it. Click Add at the top of the window. The first page of the Create POI tabbed menu opens. Information Use the Information page to enter the address for mapping the POI location. You can also add contact information to appear on the POI card. From the POI Type pull-down, specify the POI type for this POI location. The default is the POI type selected from the POI Type list. Enter the Name for this POI location; this is a required field. The address fields—specifically Address1, ZIP or Postal Code, State, and Country—are used to plot the POI location on the map. Although ZIP or Postal Code is the only required address field, the more address information you enter the more accurate your mapping will be. Enter the street address in Address1; this field is used to plot location so be sure to enter the actual physical address. You can use Address2 to enter additional information such as a suite number or a PO box address. Note that the mapping hierarchy looks only at Address1; Address2 is used only as information for the POI Card. You may add additional information for your POI including City, Country, State, Phone, Fax, Email, and Website. Enter a Description of this POI. All this information will appear on the POI Card. When you are done, click the Next button at the bottom of the page to move to the Default Photo page. You can return to this page at any time to make changes. To create your POI Card without entering additional information, click Save at the top of the screen. Note that this is the only page required to create your POI Card; however, adding more information improves the value of the POI Card. Default Photo Use Default Photo to add an image or logo to your POI Card. This photo also appears on the POI mini card that is displayed when a user rolls over the POI pin. If you do not add an image in Default Photo, the first image added in More Media is used. If you do not have any images in More Media, the pin type icon is displayed. Click Upload to navigate through the file browser to select a file. Allowed formats are JPG, PNG, and GIF files under 500 KB. When you are done, click the Next button at the bottom of the page to move to the Online Content page. Click Previous if you want to return to Information. You can return to this page at any time to make changes. To create your POI card without entering additional information, click Save at the top of the screen. Online Content Use the Online Content page to include additional websites on the POI. Typically, this is a link to the POI’s website; you can also add links to other websites including blogs, photo-sharing sites, or podcasts. Multiple websites are allowed. Click Add to display the data entry box. Enter the website URL. You can add a caption for the link; this is an easy way to give a concise title to a long URL. Click Save. The website captions and URLs are listed. To remove a website, select it and click Delete. Note that you are not prompted to confirm your deletion. When you are done, click the Next button at the bottom of the page to move to the More Media page. Click Previous if you want to return to Default Photo. You can return to this page at any time to make changes. To create your POI card without entering additional information, click Save at the top of the screen. More Media More Media lets you include additional photos or files on the POI Card. When users open the POI Card, they can scroll through and download these images and files. Click Upload to navigate through the file browser to select a file. Each file must be less than 1 MB. Use the Select a File and Delete buttons to add and remove files. When you are done, click the Save button. Click Previous if you want to return to Online Content. You can return to this page at any time to make changes. View a POI Card When you open the Maps menu, a list of your POI types is displayed. To sort this list alphabetically, click the heading. To view a POI location, select its type from the list. A list of locations for that POI type is displayed. The POI type name and pin color are displayed at the top. For each POI location, its name, street address, and zip code are listed. Click on a heading to sort by it. To open a POI, click on it. The POI default photo or pin type, name, address, and description are displayed. If additional photos or file were added in the More Media page, you can click the default photo to scroll through them. To view the POI Card, click the View POI Card button at the bottom of the screen. The POI card includes:

• address, other contact data, and complete description from the Information page
• website links entered on the Online Content page
• default photograph or pin type; scroll to view any other photos or files added in the More Media page
• POI pin location on a map

Edit a POI Card To edit a POI Card, select its POI type from the POI Type list. A list of all POIs for that type is displayed. Click to select the POI you want to modify. Click the Edit button at the top of the window. The Edit POI tabbed menu opens. After you have entered your changes, click Save to retain your edits. Delete a POI To delete a POI Card, select its POI type from the POI Type list. A list of all POIs for that type opens. Click the checkbox to select the POI you want to remove. To select multiple POIs for deletion, click their checkboxes. To select all POIs for deletion, click the checkbox in the header. Click the Delete button at the top of the window. You are prompted to confirm the deletion(s).