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You may also see a question: Maps asks you if it’s allowed to use your current location, so it can
show you where you are. The only reason to choose Block is if you think it’s creepy that Maps,
and by extension Microsoft, knows where you are.

You can scroll in any direction. You can also zoom in or out, using any of
the usual techniques (two-finger pinch or spread; turn the mouse’s scroll
wheel). You can also double-tap or double-click to zoom into a particular

spot.

Tip
At the top of the Maps window (or bottom, depending on the window size), a toolbar of useful
controls appears. Among them: A button with Share, Print, and Settings options. Settings
contains some useful controls: kilometers versus miles, for example, Mode (dark or light color
scheme), and the option to download maps so you don’t need an internet connection to use them.

On the right: four awesome buttons. Here’s what they do, from top to
bottom:

Rotate North to top. Click or tap to orient the map so north is up.
(Which seems like a “duh” function, until you realize that

sometimes you’ll have rotated the map deliberately and need to get
it back.)

Tilt. Angles the map in a sort of 3D-ish way. You might find that it
better resembles those car-dashboard GPS displays this way.

Show my location. If you ever find that you’ve scrolled (or
searched) away from your home location, this icon (or the
Ctrl+Home keystroke) makes the map scroll and zoom until the

“You are here” diamond is dead center on your screen.

+ and –. These are your zoom-in/zoom-out buttons.