Solid Capture and Google: You Can’t Live Without Them!
How often do you go to google.com and search for something? Once you find what you are looking for, do you want to share that information with others? GoogleTM makes search easy and Solid Capture makes sharing images a breeze.
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Using Google Maps and Solid Capture to Create Directions
Google Maps is a powerful tool for getting directions. You can map out a route, change it as needed and quickly print it out for the road. In addition, you can also use it to e-mail directions to your friends and colleagues.
You can also use Solid Capture in conjunction with Google Maps to capture all or part of a route for use in a document or an e-mail.
In the window that appears click "Get directions." Type in the starting address in the Start address field and type in the destination address into the other field. Click "Get Directions" and you'll see your route:
(The first route from Google Maps)
The default route isn't always the best way to go, especially if traffic or construction is in the way. If you want to change your route, just click and drag the purple line to alter it:
(Moving the route)
(The new route)
You can do this multiple times as needed:
(The scenic route)
Taking a Screen Capture of the Map.
You can use Solid Capture screen capture to turn this map into an image you can e-mail (or paste into a Word DOC or whatever else strikes your fancy).
In Solid Capture, click the Rectangle Capture button and then click and drag over the area you wish to capture. Your result should look similar to this:
This screen capture may be pasted directly into an e-mail, or dragged into Microsoft Outlook as an attachment.
A screen capture is useful, but you may also need a link to the map itself. In Google Maps, click "Link to this page". The URL that will be created can be pasted wherever you need it:
After pasting the link to Google Maps and your screen capture into an e-mail your result might look like this:
