FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Uploading Latin American Maps

Project Leader
Virginia Pratt

Purpose
Review and upload clickable maps for Latin America in the English and Spanish Wikis

Program Requirement
The program PowerPoint is used in this project to review and make necessary changes to the maps. PowerPoint needs to be installed on your computer.

Task List
Task List Latin America Clickable Maps

General Instructions
 Open Task List Latin America Clickable Maps and choose bottom tab for country to work on Go to Latin America PPT Clickable Maps Choose the country folder you are working on Open or right click on the PowerPoint map file  Download the maps to your computer and open in PowerPoint Compare the names, spelling, and boundaries on these maps to current online maps, websites
 * A good resource is The City Population Website
 * Choose 'America' under the Index Pages column
 * 1 Latin America Clickable Maps.png
 * Click on the country you are working on
 * 2 Latin America Clickable Maps.png
 * Choose 'Administrative Division'
 * 3 Latin America Clickable Maps.png
 * This is the country map with a list of the administrative divisions in the right column
 * 4 Latin America Clickable Maps.png
 * Province and Canton Boundary
 * 5 Latin America Province and Canton Boundary.png
 * PPT province and Canton Boundary
 * Compare boundary shape, size, and location with the PowerPoint maps
 * 6 Latin America PPT Comparison.png


 * A good resource for Spanish spellings is the Spanish Wikipedia.
 * Example:Provincias de Ecuador

 Make any necessary map and spelling changes on the PowerPoint maps  If there are too many names with arrows on a map or if the arrows detract from the map:
 * Check for areas where the arrows can be removed
 * Either change font and put name of area back on map or
 * Make a numbered list of the areas (see example images below)
 * 700px
 * 6aa Latin America PPT fixed 1.png
 * 6b Latin America PPT to fix 2.png
 * 6bb Latin America PPT fixed 2.png

Save each map as an individual png file in the appropriate folder on Google (see specific instructions below) 

Upload Spanish Maps Instructions
Naming and Saving Maps 1. Open and sign into the Spanish Wiki 2. Go to the country page and choose a province 3. Look for the subheading that has the municipalities listed 4. Name the file with the words that follow Plantilla:(do not use the word Plantilla in the name)
 * 700px

5. In this instance it will be Provincia de Azuay Mapa 6. Go back to the PowerPoint map to be saved 7. Choose 'File', 'Save As', and type in the name found on the provincia page
 * 700px

8. Change the PowerPoint Presentation (*.pptx) to PNG Portable Network Graphics Format (*.png) 9. Press save. The prompt will ask 'Which slide do you want to export?' choose 'Just This One'
 * 700px

10. Save map to "Completed Spanish Maps" folder in the Latin America PPT Clickable Maps Folder Upload Maps Spanish Wiki 1. From any page on the Spanish Wiki 2. On the left sidebar find the Tools section. Under the Tools section find Upload file 3. Follow the instructions. In the summary section, copy/paste these phrases:

== Resumen ==

Licencia
4. Replace the word COUNTRY with the name of the current country. == Resumen ==
 * Example:

5. Press 'Upload File' to save

Upload English Maps Instructions
Naming and Saving Maps 1. In PowerPoint, choose 'File', and 'Save As' 2. Name the file NAME Province Map.png 3. In this instance the name of the file will be: Azuay Province Map 4. Change the PowerPoint Presentation (*.pptx) to PNG Portable Network Graphics Format (*.png) 5. Press save. The prompt will ask if you want to save all of the slides or the current slide. Choose 'current slide' 6. Save map to "Completed English Maps" folder in the Latin America PPT Clickable Maps Folder

Upload Maps English Wiki 1. From any page on the English Wiki 2. On the left sidebar find the Tools section. Under the Tools section find Upload file 3. Follow the instructions on the upload page
 * 900px

4. Change to 5. Press 'Upload File' to save