Adding an Entry to a Google Map

Brief instructions for adding an entry to a google map that you can edit.

To add a new entry to a google map you have to have edit privileges on it - ken arranges that.

visit your google maps page and select the "My Maps" tab
uncheck any active maps, by clicking in the check box. _{(be sure to have only one map checked at a time, so the entries are being included in the map you expect. entries from all the checked maps show at any moment, but new entries are added only to the last one selected.)}
select the map you want to which you want to add the entry
click the "Edit" button in the left column, below the "My Maps" box
use the "Search the Map" box to search for the location of the event

you will probably have to search for the city and country, unless you have
an exact address.

when you find the place, click the "Save to My Maps" link in the box above the green arrow that marks the place

in the resulting dialogue, select the map where you want to include the entry, and click "Save"

fill in the title with the date, location, and title of the event like the other entries - just the essentials

make the date as brief as possible, so it crowds out less of the event's location and name from the title
in particular, use eg "June 11-15", if possible, instead of "June 11 to June 15", even though that's how it reads on the proposals

in entry's main box, select "rich text" and include the web address of the event's web page. turn that address into a link people can click (you must have selected "rich text to do this):

select the web address with the mouse (by sweeping across it, or doing an "edit/select all" with the cursor in the box)
copy the selected text by hitting control-c or using the edit menu "copy"
click the rich-text "link" symbol (looks like three connected chain links) and paste the copied text

you may have to select the "My Icons" link
(you can add icons of your own with the "Add Icon" link, but you need a place to put it on the web to do so - i have such a place.)

when you've filled in all the details, set the icon, etc, click "Ok"
position the entry in its chronological order back in the left column by clicking and holding the mouse button on the text that is not underlined, and dragging it to the correct position. (positioning it will make it easier to notice outdated entries and move them to the bottom, when it's time.)
click "Done" (in the left column) when you're done editing