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This guide has been reviewed against our global client base and classed as relevant to the following regions: UK, APAC, UAE

This article outlines how to create and request custom areas for use in AgencyCloud

It contains details on how to use Google Maps to draw areas, how to edit drawn areas and how to save and request the addition of these to your setup

1.

Opening the map creator

Access Google Maps menu

From

your preferred internet browser, navigate to www.scribblemaps.com
This will display the pictured home page

Click Create Map

2. Drawing the area

Once you've opened the map creator you'll be met with a global map:

In the pictured search area, type the name of the location you wish to create an area for and press enter

You can use the options at the bottom right of the map to change how the map is displayed, i.e. hybrid, road, satellite or terrain

Click the Hand Tool and drag the map to get a good view of the desired location
Click the Polygon Tool
A single click of the left mouse will begin the drawing of the line (shown in the second screenshot), a second

an internet browser: Access Google Maps Click menu button top left (3 lines) The Google Maps menu will be displayed on left, see next step	Image Added
2. Access create map option From the Google Maps menu: Click Your places From the Your places menu: Click MAPS (top right) Click CREATE MAP (bottom of menu bar) A new tab will be opened in your browser allowing you to create a new map, see next step	Image Added Image Added
3. Create new map Image Added Use the search bar (top left of map) to enter the name/postcode area of the area you want to draw Click the Search button (or press enter)
4. Prepare the map & access draw options Position the map to view the required area Click and drag the map to move it Use the zoom in/out buttons (or mouse wheel) Click Draw a line button Image Added Select Add line or shape Image Added Your mouse pointer will change to + , ready to start drawing the required area If you need to move the map again, click the Select items* button (hand icon)*
5. Draw area Click once with the left mouse button to start drawing the area A second click will end the first and begin the second line

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Continue to draw the shape

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When drawing

a second

the final line, clicking the

shape of the area will begin to form (shown in the third screenshot)

Double click to complete the shape - see 2a for additional tips

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title	2a. Additional tips

- This tool can be used to create any shape to cover the required area
- All

first marker will join up the shape and offer the option to name it

See next step

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All properties contained within the border and its shaded area will be attributed to the area

- You should aim to avoid the outside lines being placed on a road
For example, the area on the right starts with a section of Lode Lane and, in order to get all properties on that section of the road inside the area, the border line must be drawn past the road,

Draw border lines just past the edge of a road/street, rather than on it

. This

- this ensures that

the

properties on

the

that road are definitely included within the

highlighted

drawn area (and will therefore be included in any matches carried out for that area)

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6.

Editing the captured area

The shape drawn can be edited using the Edit/Measure tool:

Click the Edit/Measure Tool
The white handles on the borders can be used to further manipulate the area

Clicking and dragging the border will move the shape as a whole

4. Saving the area

Once you're happy with the area, it will need to be saved as a KML file:

Click Menu > Save KML
In the Save Map screen you will need to enter the Map ID, Title and Description, lastly clicking Save Map
This will present a Map Saved screen, click Continue Working and close the Save Map screen
Click Menu and then Save KML again, this will start a download of the KML file
This download will appear in the bottom left of the browser (can differ based on the browser) and will be saved in your Downloads folder, right-click on the file and select show in folder to immediately be taken to this file location
Now that you have the file, you can create a case via the Service Portal, attaching

Save area

When completing an area, the save screen will be automatically displayed

Enter the name of the area
Click Save

The toolbar on the left of the screen will display the map name

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7. Continue drawing areas

When more than one area is required, these can be drawn as another layer within the same map

Follow step 4 again to position the map then select the Draw a line tool
Draw then save the next required area, as outlined in steps 5 & 6Image Added
Each saved layer is listed in the panel to the left of the screen
Click Untitled layer to change the name for the group of area layers
The main name for the map can be changed too, click the label top left (titled Maps in the example above)

8. Export the map

From the panel top left:

Click the button to the right of the main map title
Select Export to KML/KMZ

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9. Download as KML

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Select Export as KML instead of KMZ option
Click Download

The .kml file will be downloaded and may be shown at the bottom of your browser window and will be available in your Downloads folder ready to send to Reapit Support, see next step

10. Send map to Reapit Support

Click here to access the Service Portal and log a ticket, make sure you attach the KML file to the ticket

This will be picked up by the Reapit Service Control team who will add the area and confirm once done

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Saved maps can be edited - follow steps 1-2 above and, when clicking Your places, any saved maps will be displayed in the side panel, click the map name to re-launch and edit

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