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FAQ

• Q1. How can I display Map inside an Article using vMap?
• A1. vMap does have a module to display the Map in front end. You can use Joomla’s Load Position Plugin to display the module inside article. Please refer to the below link to know how to load modules in article:
  http://docs.joomla.org/How_do_you_put_a_module_inside_an_article%3F
• Q2. Can I display multiple maps with different settings on a single Page?
• A2. Yes you can display as many maps as you want on a single page with different modules.
• Q3. How can I customize Map? How can I set different map parameters e.g. Map center point, height, width and various other Map control options?
• A3. Please go to your site’s administrator. Go to Components -> vMap -> Maps. Here you can add as many maps as you want and edit already existing maps. And then these maps can be used to display using the vMap module which comes built in with the vMap package.
• Q4. Is the Google Map responsive?
• A4. To make the Map responsive you need to set the Map width in percentage rather in pixels. To change the setting please edit the map you want to make responsive. You need to find “Google Map Width” option and change the width to “%” from “px”.
• Q5. Can I add an Info window popup on click or on hover of a marker Icon?
• A5. Yes, vMap allows you to choose to open info window on click or on hover of a marker Icon.
• Q6. Can I customize the content of an Infowindow?
• A6. There are two cases:
  1) In case of markers from existing Database table vMap allows you to choose three parameters to include in Infowindow content. Title, Address or Description of the marker. You can choose none or all of the three parameters to display in Infowindow.
  2) In case of imported markers or manually added markers vMap allows you to add Infowindow Content using a rich text editor.
• Q7. Can I use custom Icon for markers?
• A7. There are various icons comes along with vMap to choose the marker icon from still vMap allows you to upload your own customized icon for markers. Please go to Components -> vMap -> Markers, Add or edit any marker, there you would see an option to choose and upload the marker Icon.
• A8. I do have markers data in a CSV file, How can I use it to list on a map?
• A8. You can do it very easily using vMap. Here are the steps:
  1. First you need to create a Map if you’ve not done it already. You can add a Map by going to Components -> vMap -> Maps. Click on New Button.
  2. After creating the Map, please go to Components -> vMap -> Import Markers.
  3. You just need to select the Map you want to import the markers in and select the CSV file and click on Continue button.
  4. On the next screen you would be asked to select the corresponding columns from your CSV file for Marker title, address, latitude, Longitude etc. Please select the columns and click on Import Now button. And you are done. You can see these imported markers by going to Components -> vMap -> Markers.
• Q9. How can add Markers manually in a Map? How can add Markers from an existing Database table in a Map?
• A9. Here are the steps:
  1. Please go to Components -> vMap -> Maps.
  2. Click on New button Here you would see various options to customize the map. Please choose the right parameters as per your requirement.
  3. Please find Marker Options section.
  4. Here you would see an option to choose a Database table to load markers from:
  Follow these steps to add markers manually:
  5. Please choose “#__vmap” If you want to add markers manually.
  6. After entering all the required Information, Please save the Map.
  7. Now go to Components -> vMap -> Markers.
  8. Click on New button, Choose the Map you just created or the one you want to add the markers in.
  9. Add the marker position by dragging the marker icon on Map and enter all the other required information and save the marker.
  Follow these steps to add markers from an existing Database table
  5. Choose the table you want to export the markers from.
  6. As you choose the table, it will load five dropdowns to choose the options for Marker.
  7. Option for Marker Title, Address, Latitude, Longitude and Message
  8. Choose all the required corresponding columns and save the Map.
  You are done.
• Q10. What is “Direction” feature in vMap?
• A10. Direction feature will allow the user to get directions from one place to another. It will display two text boxes to let the user enter the start and end point and get the direction between them. User can easily get directions to a particular marker on Map, just click on a marker and End point address gets automatically filled up.
• Q11. What is “Polyline” feature in vMap?
• A11. If you enable the Polyline, it will draw a polyline going through all of the markers from first to last on Map.
• Q12. What is “Locate Me” feature in vMap?
• A12. Locate me feature will allow vMap to detect the user’s location and represent it with an icon on Map, it will help in finding the directions from user’s location.

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