====== The Map Dialog Box ======
//The **New Map** dialog box used to create a new map and the **Edit Map** dialog box used to modify an existing map are identical, only their titles differ.//

The **Map** is the basic container for Click2Map markers, drawings and groups: to start creating new markers, drawings and groups of markers, you first need to create a map or select an existing map. To create a new map, use the **New** > **Map...** command from the main menu: this opens the [[new_map|New Map]] dialog box in which you can define your map's parameters.

{{ wiki:c2m-009-newmap-en.png?320 |The New Map dialog box}}


===== Map Properties =====
By default, the map center and zoom level of a map correspond to the values defined in the [[Settings|Settings dialog box]].



==== Information ====
  * **Title**: Enter the **Title** for you new map here. This is the default field used for search operations, so you may want to use a descriptive enough Title.
  * **Name or ID**: By default, the **Name** or **ID** is a duplicate of your map's Title. The Name or ID must be unique: two maps can not have the same Name or ID.
  * **Description**: The **Description** text field can hold any additional information about your map.

==== Map Center Address ====
  * **Address**: If your map needs to be centered on a specific geographical location (country, city, street or full address), you can enter the exact address here. 
  * **Geocode**: Click on the **Geocode** button to convert the location entered above to its geographical coordinates. The corresponding Latitude and Longitude are then displayed in the **Map Center Coordinates** section and are used as the central point for the **Map**.




==== Map Center Coordinates ====
  * **Latitude**: This field is automatically filled in when you click on the **Geocode** button after entering an address in the **Map Center Address** area. You can also manually enter the Latitude of your map's desired central point if you know it. 
  * **Longitude**: This field is automatically filled in when you click on the **Geocode** button after entering an address in the **Map Center Address** area. You can also manually enter the Longitude of your map's desired central point if you know it. 


==== Map ====
  * **Map**: The map area graphically displays the **Map Center Coordinates** entered above. You can drag the map to any direction to precisely select the area that should be visible.
  * **Zoom Level**: Move the **Zoom Level** slider to the left to zoom out or to the right to zoom in. It is also possible to //double-click// on the map to zoom in on a specific area.









===== Default Marker Properties =====
Click2Map markers can hold a lot of information, texts, images, etc. that can be accessed by left-clicking on a marker's icon on the map. The **//Info Window//** being rather small, it's always a good idea to organize you information so that it fits in the allocated space: to do so, you can create multiple tabs and use them to classify information.

The **Default Marker Properties** options tab lets you define the information tabs, icon properties and template that will be used for all new markers in this map.

{{ wiki:c2m-010-newmap-markerproperties-en.png?320 |Default Marker Properties}}





==== Default Marker Info Window Tabs ====
  * **Type**: You can add three different types of tabs, depending on what they should contain:
    * Text Tab: Useful to add rich text information to a marker. 
    * Photo Tab: Allows you to associate an image, picture or logo to a marker.
    * Code Tab: Can be used to associate HTML code to a marker.
  * **Caption**: First select a tab **Type**, then enter the desired name for this tab in the **Caption** field.
  * **Add Tab**: Click on the **Add Tab** button to finalize the creation of a new tab of the selected **Type** with the selected **Caption**.
  * **Tab List**: The tab list area displays the list of all existing custom tabs with their types and captions.
  * **Delete Tab**: To delete a specific tab, select it in the **Tab List** then click on the **Delete Tab** button. 
  * **Icon**: The icon that is presently selected as the default icon for all new markers is displayed here.
  * **Change Default Icon...**: Click on this button to open the [[Icon Set|Icon Set]] dialog box and select the icon you would like to use as the new default icon for new markers.

==== Use Template as Default for Markers ====
Check this option if you would like to use a template for new markers.
  * **Template**: The name of the selected template, if any, is displayed here.
  * **Change Template...**: Click on this button to open the [[Choose Template|Choose Template]] dialog box and select the template you want to used for all new markers or create a new template.