Atlas is a web-based mapping tool that allows users to create custom online maps. The document provides step-by-step instructions on how to use Atlas, including how to create an account, add locations to a map, and attach additional information like links, photos, and directions. Key features of Atlas highlighted are creating maps quickly, embedding maps on websites, and allowing readers to comment and add photos to locations. The tutorial walks through adding a user's hometown and other places they have visited to a personal map as an example.

1. How to Use Atlas
A web 2.0 tool
By Jacob Loewen

2. Step 1 visit http://fmatlas.com/atlas2/jsp/login.jsp and you will arrive at the Atlas homepage

3. Step 2 Click on create a new account

4. Step 3 Fill out your information and then click register

5. Step 4 once registered you will then arrive at this homepage

6. About Atlas
• With Atlas you can:
• Create high-quality online maps in a few
seconds
• Use the maps on your page in any size or
format
• Allow readers to plot comments & photos on
maps
• Map data from Wikipedia and Google Local
Search
• Download and upload data of your choosing

7. • For my purposes I will be creating my
own map on the various places I have
visited over the years and will then be
linking websites and photos to the places
I post on the map

8. Step 5 Type in any place in the world in which you want to include in your map (For my purposes I chose to
include my hometown)

9. Part 2
Part 1
Step 6 (Part 1) Once you have selected the destination click on the icon to open the window indicated
(Part 2) This window allows you to label your destination and to add additional resources like pictures and websites

10. Step 7 To add additional information you can add it from here, for my purposes I will be adding a link to
Richmond’s website

11. Step 8 Go to any website of your choosing and copy the url

12. Step 9 paste the url in the link text window and then click the add link button

13. Step 10 click the preview button when opening the destination icon again and the preview to see the link
you added to that destination

14. Step 11 To add additional destinations just go to the search bar at the top and type in the place which will
then lead you to the same icon and window format and add a title to the icon

15. Step 12 to add an image you can either add the url or upload from you computer

16. Step 13 For my purposes I choose to add a photo from my photo library by clicking Upload Image

17. Step 14 To upload an image click the Choose File button and go through you files which you may have
already stored on you library or taken from the internet and click choose

18. Step15 To upload Directions to a certain location click on Add Directions Link

19. Step 16 0nce selected pick any location of you choosing within that icons location and will provide a link
for directions to get there

20. Step 17 To add a business location click on the Business Name window and type in your business

21. Step 18 Once the location has been searched it will come up with all the locations in the area you selected
and click Map this Location once you have the right one

22. Step 19 Once entered, the location will appear on you map where you can add various media to this
location

23. Step 20 Once you have all the sufficient information and media you want on the map you can then and a title
to your map on the bottom text box and then click save

24. Step 21 Once saved you can then embed the map on a website or page of your choosing by copying the
embed URL and then pasting on your page

25. • Atlas has many other features in which to
upload and add media and information
to your map, but in all these are the
basics which you can use in order to
create the map of you liking

26. The End
• Thank you for watch and I hope this
presentation helps you learn the basic on
how to use Atlas a Web 2.0 tool!