Make a Cue Sheet from Google Maps Directions
From Google Maps, generate a neat set of directions in this form: Direction|Distance|Total.
- Visit Google Maps and get a set of cycling directions.
- Select and copy to clipboard the directions and distances, beginning with the first turn instruction.
- Paste the copied directions into the text area below these directions.
- Pick the number of decimal places you'd like in the distances displayed on your cue sheet.
- Click the Make button, and the directions will be formatted.
- Select and copy the formatted directions in the text area. They will be in miles or kilometers, depending on what Google Maps provided.
- Paste the formatted directions into your favorite spreadsheet program.
- IMPORTANT: When you are prompted about importing choices, click Commas (not Tabs) as the separator.
- Use your spreadsheet program to make final adjustments (setting the width of column A to 4" and automatic line wrap works nicely).
- Print your new cue sheet.
- To do it again, just replace the Google Maps directions and click the Make button.
Instead of pasting into a spreadsheet, you can paste into a text document using a plain text editor, and save it as a .CSV (comma separated values) file. The CSV file can then be imported into many office software products (including spreadsheets).