# Creating Map Views

**URL:** <https://community.mappedin.com/t/creating-map-views/498>\
**Category:** Map Making\
**Created:** [January 9, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://community.mappedin.com/t/creating-map-views/498 "2026-01-09T09:12:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_Lydiatt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.mappedin.com/steve_lydiatt/32/313_2.png) [@Steve\_Lydiatt](https://community.mappedin.com/u/Steve_Lydiatt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://community.mappedin.com/t/creating-map-views/498/1 "2026-01-09T09:12:51Z")

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Hi All,

Please can someone tell me or point me at the location in the docs where it explains how I can create a map View?

The docs explain how to select an existing view from the developer portal, however some of my maps have a “Primary Map View” and others have no views at all. I have no idea how to create one though.

Thanks  
Steve

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/mappedin/original/1X/c6e79d24037c7d475edad76ecf10d071f2cb1660.png)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/mappedin/original/1X/8248722cd920895f3663a46989d59aeb28c32a85.png)

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**Author:** ![Quinton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.mappedin.com/quinton/32/272_2.png) [@Quinton](https://community.mappedin.com/u/Quinton)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.mappedin.com/t/creating-map-views/498/2 "2026-01-09T15:58:31Z")

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Hello Steve,

Once you open up a map you can click the Preview button (green play button). On the preview page you can create and adjust map views. In my attached image they are called External and Internal.

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-09 at 10.57.18 AM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/mappedin/original/1X/5f8d8092bc694c2c59daad4c82686083ce0c4b2c.png) ![Screenshot 2026-01-09 at 10.57.49 AM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/mappedin/original/1X/bc2a8d950f393e17b8d051b4174b347db9170113.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Lydiatt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.mappedin.com/steve_lydiatt/32/313_2.png) [@Steve\_Lydiatt](https://community.mappedin.com/u/Steve_Lydiatt)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.mappedin.com/t/creating-map-views/498/3 "2026-01-09T16:17:06Z")

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Brilliant! Thanks Quinton.