# Creating filled maps
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You can create filled maps in Quick to show the difference between data values for each location by varying shades of color. 

Use the following procedure to create a filled map in Quick.

To create filled maps in Quick, make sure that you have the following:
+ One geospatial field (such as country, state or region, county or district, or ZIP code or postal code).
+ (Optional) A numeric field (measure) for color.

## Creating filled maps
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**To create a filled map**

1. Add a new visual to your analysis. For more information about starting analyses, see [Starting an analysis in Quick Sight](creating-an-analysis.md). For more information about adding visuals to analyses, see [Adding a visual](creating-a-visual.md#create-a-visual).

1. For **Visual type**, choose the **Filled map** icon.

1. Drag a geographic field from the **Fields list** pane to the **Location** field well, for example `Country`.

   A filled map appears with each location in your data filled in by the number of times they appear in your dataset (the count).

   If the field is part of a geographic hierarchy, the hierarchy displays in the field well.

1. (Optional) Drag a measure from the **Fields list** pane to the **Color** field well, for example `Sales`.

   Each location updates to show the sum of sales.