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This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions.
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This wikiHow teaches you how to drop and then remove a Google Maps pin when you’re using a computer.
Steps
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1Open Google Maps on your computer. Open any web browser, such as Safari or Firefox, and navigate to https://maps.google.com.
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2Search for a location to pin. Type an address or location name into the search bar to open a list of suggestions, then click the one that matches what you’re looking for.
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3Click the location you want to pin. A red pushpin icon will appear at that location.
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4Click X next to the search box. It’s at the top of the left column. This deletes the location you searched for, which also deletes the pushpin icon.
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 1,775 times.
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Updated: May 15, 2018
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1. Open Maps.
2. Search for a location.
3. Click the location to pin.
4. Click X next to the search box.
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