Sometimes you know exactly where you want to go. Other times you may be searching for something you need, such as the nearest pizza restaurant, gas station, supermarket, or coffeehouse. Whether you want to find a specific address or need to find a certain kind of place, your iPad can show you the way.
If you know the exact address you want to find, you can locate it on your iPad by following these steps:
Tap the Search tab in the upper-left corner of the screen. (It may already be selected.)
Tap the Search field in the upper-right corner of the screen. The virtual keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen.
Type an address and city. Then tap the Search key on the virtual keyboard. The map displays a red pin to identify the address, as shown in Figure 25-6.
Tap the orange circle with the white silhouette of a person in it. (Not all addresses will display this orange circle icon.) The screen shows you a photograph of the area around the address, as shown in Figure 25-7.
Tap the screen once, and tap the Done button that appears in the upper-right corner of the screen. Or tap the viewing circle that appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen to return to the map.
Note
After you have searched for one or more addresses, the Maps app stores those addresses in a Recents list, as shown in Figure 25-8. The Recents window appears automatically when you tap the Search field. You can clear this list by tapping the Clear button in the upper-left corner of the Recents window.
If you’re looking for pizza or a supermarket, the Maps app is smart enough to figure out what you want and display multiple pins identifying locations of businesses that match your search. You can also use the Search feature to find particular cities, towns, and even well-known landmarks like the Empire State Building or Golden Gate Park.
To search for places, follow these steps:
From the Home screen, tap Maps. The Maps screen appears.
Tap the Search tab in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Tap the Location icon, or simply scroll the map to an area that you want to investigate.
Tap the Search field in the upper-right corner of the screen. The virtual keyboard appears at the bottom of the screen.
Type a description of the place you want to find, such as pizza or gas. Red pins appear on the map to identify locations that match your search criteria.
Tap the Results icon (it looks like three white horizontal lines inside a gray circle) at the far right of the Search field. A list of names and addresses of places that match your search criteria appears, as shown in Figure 25-9.
Tap a name, and the map highlights the location of that business on the map.
