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title: "Multi-Select Directions"
slug: "setting-up-routes-between-locations"
updated: 2026-10-09T20:31:10Z
published: 2026-10-09T20:31:10Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/setting-up-routes-between-locations"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Multi-Select Directions

## Get Directions between multiple locations—multi-select feature

The multi-select feature in our QB Maps extension allows you to draw shapes on the map to select a subset of all the markers displayed on the map. You can set a source and a destination from this subset of markers and get the best route between these two points that also passes through the remaining locations in the subset.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Pass the value of this parameter as *True* (case-sensitive) to enable the feature.

The following is a walkthrough of how to use the multi-select feature:

### Enable multiselect

If you passed the *multiselect* parameter in the URL, the **Enable Multiselect** checkbox appears on the Directions tab, below the **Get Directions** and **Open Google Maps** buttons. Select this checkbox.

### Use the drawing tools

Once you select this checkbox, a rectangle will appear on the map for you to move around and adjust.

A button on the side bar will let you swap to place a custom shape on the map:

- **Rectangle**—Drag the rectangle to move it across the map. Drag the sides to adjust the size and dimensions of the rectangle.
- **Custom**—Plot vertices on the map to draw a shape. Click on the shape again to close it up to the first point. You can still modify the shape by dragging the vertices, or dragging side creating a new point in the shape.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Draw the custom shape by left clicking or tapping on the map to plot the vertices. Don't drag to draw the shape.

### Select a source and destination from the shape

After the shape is complete, the markers within it appear in the drop-downs for the source and destination, along with a count of unique addresses selected. You can also clear the shape by selecting the **Clear Shape** button, then draw a new shape.

### Get directions between selected locations

After you select a source and destination from the drop-downs, then select **Get Directions** to get the best route that passes through all the waypoints in the selected subset. The panel switches to a turn-by-turn **Directions to Destination** view, and the map draws the route connecting the selected markers in order (labeled A, B, C, and so on).

### Open or clear the route

Open the route in the native Google Maps app on mobile devices, or the Google Maps web app on desktop browsers, by selecting the **Open Google Maps** button — this opens the same multi-stop route, each selected address as a waypoint, in Google's own directions interface.

Clear the route by selecting the **Clear** button to reset the map.

### Show all pins while viewing directions

If you still want the pins from the other locations to show, include the *&ddShowAll=True* parameter in the URL to continue displaying those pins while the directions are shown.