User:Iluvhistory66/Sandbox/Version 1

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
Latin America Clickable Maps

Spanish Instructions
  Go to Latin America Folders in Google Docs 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
 * Click on cantons to compare boundary shape, size, and location
 * 5 Latin America Clickable Maps.png


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

 Make any necessary changes Save each map as an individual png file in a folder on your computer *Label a folder: “Spanish Maps” and a folder: “English Maps” (This keeps the maps separate and lessens the chance of getting the wrong map in the wrong wiki.)  Open and sign into the Spanish Wiki On the left sidebar find the Tools section. Under the Tools section find Upload file Follow the instructions. In the summary section, copy/paste these phrases:

Licencia
Replace the word COUNTRY with the name of the current country. Example:

English Instructions

 * 1) Go to Latin America Folders in Google Docs
 * 2) Choose the country folder you are working on
 * 3) Find the PowerPoint files (English and Spanish) with maps of the country
 * 4) Download the maps to your computer and open them in PowerPoint
 * 5) Compare the names, spelling, and boundaries on these maps to current online maps
 * 6) *A good resource for map boundaries is City Population
 * 7) *A good resource for English spellings is Wikipedia.
 * 8) **Example: Provinces of Ecuador
 * 9) Make any necessary changes
 * 10) Save each map as an individual png file in a folder on your computer
 * 11) *Name each map the name of the municipality. Example: Napo Province Map.png
 * 12) *Label a folder: “Spanish Maps” and a folder: “English Maps” (This keeps the maps separate and lessens the chance of getting the wrong map in the wrong wiki.)
 * 13) Open and sign into the English Wiki
 * 14) On the left sidebar find the Tools section. Under the Tools section find Upload file
 * 15) Follow the instructions. In the summary section, copy/paste these phrases: