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Hello everyone,

The version 1.0 Beta 1 Build 25 is out!

List of changes:

• The Preview of the published map is now a window within the editor. It isn’t a browser window anymore. It will prevent IE from caching the map during the preview and also browsers won’t block the preview page.
• After clicking OK in the Publish Dialog, a new dialog will open to show the URL address of your generated map, you just to need to select the address and copy (Ctrl+C) and paste it where you want (your website or blog for instance)
• A new field has been added to the Geocoding Dialog representing the “State” (usefull for our US users )
• We use a new Geocoder, so now you can geocode UK addresses!
• Some minor fixes

We want to thank all our testers and hope that you enjoy Click2Map™!

Please report any problem to labs@click2map.com.

Thanks!

If you didn’t noticed there is no help file for the Editor. We are writing it…

But the fact is that some functions may be hidden for users because they are not obvious even if we work hard on the user interface.

So, if you didn’t noticed:

• You can edit the map by right clicking the node in the treeview corresponding to your map
• When you edit a map from the Map Dialog you can change the center of your map by dragging the map in the preview
• From the toolbar you can click the “Quick Add” button to add markers just by clicking on the map. You can later edit the marker properties by clicking the marker icon (and then the “Edit” link in the Info Window) or by double clicking in the row corresponding to the marker in list (below the map)
• You can drag a marker on the map if you want to change is location
• If you right click on the map, a contextual menu appears. You can go to the center of your map or change it. You can also change the default zoom of your map

A lot of people ask us how to see the map they have published.
The next build we clarify the process, but in the meantime here is a quick answer:

First you need to publish your map by clicking the Publish Button in the toolbar. You can preview your map from the Publish Dialog by clicking the Preview Button. The URL address of the Preview page is the address that you can use to share or put on your website.

The address will look like this: http://generator.click2map.com/maps/your_user_name/your_map_name.

Of course the future help file will explain in detail all the features of the Editor.

A new version (1.0 Beta 1 Build 25) of the Editor is coming this week.

Changes:

• improve the user interface for the Publish feature. The link to published map will be clearly shown.
• support for UK geocoding
• some minor tweaks

If you don’t know the version of the Editor you are using, look the caption bar of your browser window.

Enjoy!

We are proud to announce that the first public beta is out!

We sent a message to all our subscribers and we are waiting for your feedback! Feel to free to send us an email at labs@click2map.com with your remarks and comments.