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Import

How to add places to your map with import

Import from Google MyMaps

Go here:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/⁠

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Select the map you’d like to import

Click on “Share”, and make sure the map is set to “Anyone with this link can view”

Copy the link

Go to PamPam, create a new map, and select “Add” or CMD + K

Click “Add from Google MyMaps”

Paste the link of your MyMap

Watch the places roll into the right sections.

Import from Clipboard

Type CMD + K from anywhere in a PamPam to bring up the actions

Then click “Add from Clipboard”

Simply paste in the text that you’d like to import

It can be entire content from a website, a note, email or a doc

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Import from URL

Type CMD + K from anywhere in a PamPam to bring up the actions

Then click “Add from URL”

Paste in the URL from a website you’d like to import places from

Note that this doesn’t always work, if it doesn’t work then try copying and pasting instead

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Import from Airtable

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Type CMD + K from anywhere in a PamPam to bring up the actions

Then click “Import from Airtable”

In Airtable: Copy the URL of the view of the base you’d like to import (copy it from the browser)

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In Airtable: Create a new access token from here:

https://airtable.com/create/tokens⁠

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Add scopes

data.records:read

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schema.bases.read⁠

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Add a base for Access

Give PamPam access to all your bases, or pick one base.

In PamPam: Paste the URL of the view

In PamPam: Paste your access token

Map the fields in PamPam to the columns in Airtable

Make sure you have: Name, and Address

Click import

Every time you make an update to your base, just go back to “Import from Airtable” and click Import

Tips:

If you have two places with the same name, only one will end up getting pulled in. In that case, try appending a number to the places to create unique place names.

Add custom fields to your map in PamPam, by entering CMD + K and then selecting “Edit spot panel”, there you can add your custom fields

Apply consistent stickers to places in each section by clicking on a sticker, then CMD + K and selecting “Apply sticker to section”

Import from Google MyMaps

Import from Clipboard

Import from URL

Import from Airtable

Want to print your doc?
This is not the way.

Try clicking the ⋯ next to your doc name or using a keyboard shortcut (

CtrlP

) instead.