Plone: How To Enter a "Map To Location" for an Event
Plone Events allow for a map location to be entered. The Event Location then becomes a link to a Google map. This How To will give you steps to capture the Map To Location url.
- Go to this address: http://maps.google.com/
- In the address link, enter the street address and city
- Click Search Maps (or press Enter)
- Confirm that the map is really the address you want (adjust as needed, zoom in, re-center, etc.)
- At the right corner, click Link (refer to picture)
- You will get the box at the right
- Click within the Paste link in email or IM box
- Press CTRL + C (copy)
- Return to your Plone site and the Event to which you would like to add this address
- Click in the Map To Location box
- Press CTRL + V (paste)
- Enter the other information for your event
- Be sure to click Save & Publish when needed
