User Interface Functionality
Map Options
At the top left-hand side of the user interface, you will see a list of related maps the destination may have (such as overview/regional maps or smaller maps of individual neighborhoods or business districts). The map that is currently visible will be highlighted in this list. You may change the visible map by clicking on an alternate map name. Doing so will change the map and the menu that is visible. Any customized (marked) points will remain a part of the original map, but expanded categories and/or selected POIs will not be retained.
By clicking on the 
at the bottom of the Maps box, you may collapse this view so that you have additional Menu space. If desired, you may bring the Map Options back by clicking on the 
button adjacent to the Maps header.
Points of Interest
Within the Points of Interest section you can search the map and related maps. You can type in listing name or partial name and review a list of all matching points of interest on all related maps. After typing the name to activate the search, you can hit Enter or use the mouse to click on the Go button.
Results on the current map will be listed first in black text. Results on Related Maps (visible in the Maps section) will be listed subsequently and will appear with light gray text.
Select the Adanced Search button if you would like to limit the results displayed to items only on the current map. You may do this by de-selecting the “Search thru Related Maps” check box.
Your Marked Points
You may add Customized/Marked Points to the map by clicking on the Mark button in the left pane and then clicking in the map space where you would like to place the marker. You can customize the text accompanying the marker by clicking on the text. The map can then be printed with the customization in view. Marked Points will appear on the Menu, but will not be saved a browser window has closed. You can delete the icon by clicking the X in the upper left corner of the marked point label.
Menu Pane
Looking at the left-hand side of the user interface, you will see the Map Content Menu. By clicking on the caret next to a category, you can see the individual Subcategories without turning on the listings within that category. Clicking on a category name will also expand the category or subcategory without turning the listings on within it.
Clicking again on the category name or the caret will collapse that category (or subcategory) back to its original view.
Clicking on the check box adjacent to a category header turns on all listings within that category and expands the category so that you can see the available subcategories or listings.
On the individual listing level, you can click on the i-Info Balloon-in order to pull up the Information Window for that listing . Clicking on the listing name will display the listing location on the map.
You can also turn the check box that is adjacent to the listing name on or off to control the individual listing's visibility on the map.
This entire pane, including the Maps, Points of Interest and Menu section, can be collapsed/hidden by clicking the 
on the right hand border of the pane and the map. The map will expand to fill the space left by the hidden menu. You can bring the section back by clicking on the 
on the far left hand side of the User Interface.
Map Navigation
The Zoom Bar in the actual map spaceallows for incremental zooming on the area visible on the screen. Users can either slide the zoom slider control to the desired zoom level, click on the + or - buttons on either side of the bar, or they can click on any space on the bar to adjust the zoom level accordingly.
On the map itself, you can press and hold the left mouse button to drag and drop the map, adjusting the visible map area.
Clicking on an icon will pull up an Info Window that will give relevant info such as address, phone number and a brief description of that location.
Navigator Map
The red box in the Navigator Map space is indicative of the area of the map that is visible on your screen. You may drag and drop the red box anywhere in the Navigator Map space to adjust the section of the map that is visible.
You may also click anywhere in the Navigator Map to re-center the map to that location.
When you hover over a point of interest in the menu, a red indicator will pulse in the Navigator Map to show where the point of interest is located.
The Navigator Map can be hidden by clicking on the X in the top right-hand corner. You must click on the Nav button in the top navigation pane to return the Navigator Map to view.
The entire Navigator Map box can also be moved by left-clicking the top bar and dragging the map to the desired location. The Navigator Map cannot be moved outside the User iNterface.
Top Navigation
The Print button allows you to print the portion of the map that is currently in the map view. All categories/subcategories/listings that are turned on when the print button is selected remain visible on the printed version of the map.
The Help button opens a separate browser window that offers instructions and tips for using the map.
All actions in the Top Navigation and the buttons in the menu will have a tool tip associated with them, meaning that when you hover over a button, a small box will appear to explain what the button does.
The Nav button makes the Navigator Map visible once you have hidden it from the interface.
The View Our Network of Maps button will open a new browser window to a web page that lists all destination, event and venue maps in the TMN collection.
Locate / Driving Directions
Some maps have been enabled with Locate and Driving Directions functionality.These functions will be visible within the Menu Panel and the Top Navigation.
Within the menu panel you will find the Locate and Driving Directions functions. Typing in an address, zip code or Lat/Long into the Locate panel will locate and zoom into that location on the map surface.
Driving Directions can be generated in two ways. First, you can type a full address into the From field and hit the <enter> key. If the address does not match directly, then you will be provided with suggestions. Next type a full address into the To field and hit <enter>. If you need to add additional points to your route, click the Add a Point link in the bottom left of the Directions panel. When all points are entered, hit the Go button in the lower right corner. A route will be generated with all the points in the order which you requested them. A visual representation of that route will appear on the map surface. Text based turn by turn directions will appear below your entered points. Both the text based and visual results can be Printed by clicking the Print button in the lower left.
You can also populate the From and To points when interacting with a Point of Interest on the map surface. After clicking on a POI icon on the map surface, you will see a link on the window which will allow you to send that address to the Driving Directions panel. Once all points are entered, hit the Go button in the lower right corner to generate the driving directions.
The driving directions can be customized to the
The Address Finder button can be found within the Top Navigation.
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