Module 5: Sites > Chapter 5: Embed documents, gadgets, media, and other Google tools
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Previous Chapter: Manage pages in a site
» Chapter 5: Embed documents, gadgets, media, and other Google tools
Rich media options for a site
Add standard content to a page
Insert Google product gadgets on a page
Google products in Sites

Google Docs

Google Calendar

» Google Maps

Picasa

Edit and position gadgets on a page
Find and create other gadgets
Manage files and attachments for a site
Customize search for a site
Google Apps Scripts
Next Chapter: Share, publish, and protect a site

Embedding a Google Map into your Google Site and sharing it with anyone at your school is easy, just follow these steps:


  1. Make sure you are in editing mode on your page (if you see the Save or Cancel buttons, you are in editing mode, otherwise, click the Edit page button).
  2. Click the Insert menu and select Map. A window with a map appears.
  3. Type in an address or location in the search box and click Search. Your location appears in the map, marked with a red placemark.
  4. Inside the map, there are three options you can select: map, satellite map, and a hybrid of both. Click one, then click Select.

    Please note: if you have an existing Google Map you'd like to add, simply add the link to the box below the map and click Select.

  5. In the next window that appears, you can add a title to the map, choose to display a border around the map, or change its size.
  6. Click Save at the bottom of the window after selecting your options.
  7. The map gadget will appear as a blank 'box' on your page. Click Save again at the top of the page to save all your changes and view the map gadget.