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This tutorial will walk you through the basic skills needed to use Google Earth.
If you have difficulties with any of these materials, or wish to ask questions about them, please contact Krista White in Environmental Studies and Sustainability.
Navigating in the 3D Viewer
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- Right-click on the name of the Placemark you want to enhance.
- Choose Properties.
- In the Description tab, place the following (or similar) HTML code:
<b>yoursubtitle</b>
<p>
<img srce="http://for a picture you own on Flikr or an image that came from a free web site*">
<br>
<a href="http://for web site where you got the photo if it is not yours/">Photo Source</a>
<p>
<b>Book:</b> <i>titleofbook</i></b>
<p>
<b>Author:</b><a href="http://of interesting web site about the author/">authorname</a></b>
<p>
<b>Location:</b>Where the book takes place
<p>
<b>Time</b>Time period of bookii
Items in bold/red represent information you will have to fill in that is specific to the book or place represented by the Placemark.
*You should never take photos from a source unless you have explicit permission to do so.
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- Right-click on the name of the Place you want to Delete.
- Choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
- A dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you wish to delete the Place. Click OK.
For more information on managing Place files, go to:
http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_places.html
i Adapted from "Google Earth User Guide: Navigating," 2009, accessed September 22, 2009 from http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/#navigating.
ii Adapted from Burg, J., "Google Lit Trips: Formatting Placemarker Pop-up Descriptions." 2009, accessed September 24, 2009 from http://web.mac.com/jburg/GoogleLit/Lit_Trip_Tips_files/FormattingPlaceMarkers.pdf
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Resources
Burg, J. (2009, September 24). Formatting Placemarker Pop-up Descriptions. Retrieved
September 29, 2009, from Google Lit Trips: http://web.mac.com/jburg/GoogleLit/Lit_Trip_Tips_files/FormattingPlaceMarkers.pdf
Google, Inc. (2009). Drawing Paths and Polygons. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from Google
Earth User Giude: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_drawing.html
Google, Inc. (2009). Marking Places. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from Google Earth User
Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_placemarks.html
Google, Inc. (2009). Marking, Saving, and Sharing Places. Retrieved September 23, 2009, from
Google Earth User Guide: https://earth.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=22364&topic=22368&answer=148149
Google, Inc. (2009). Navigating. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from Google Earth User Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/#navigating
Google, Inc. (2009). Touring Places. Retrieved September 22, 2009, from Google Earth User
Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_touringplaces.html
Google, Inc. (2009). Using Places. Retrieved September 25, 2009, from Google Earth User
Guide: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_places.html