Hiding the side panel in a Google Map

Have you ever wanted to hide the side panel and tools in a custom Google Map?  While the panel does create a legend for the map, some find that it takes up too much room and adds clutter. 

Here's how to hide:

Look for the word edit in the URL of the map.  Change it to embed.

For example,

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?output=embed&mid=12345abc

would become

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?output=embed&mid=12345abc

Note that to make any changes to the map, you will need to use the first link.

Here's the difference in appearance:

Map with sidebar and tools

versus

Embedded map (no sidebar or tools)