Each time you click, a new node is added to your path. Ĭlick on a series of places on the map to form a path.

A New Path dialog box appears, and your cursor changes to. Click-and-drag the icon to change the location, or edit the name and description and click OK.Ĭlick the Add Path button at the top left of your map. To edit a placemark's location, name, or description, right-click on the placemark in the 3D viewer or in the Places panel, and choose Properties (on a PC) or Get Info (on a Mac). When you click on your placemark's icon or hyperlinked name in Google Earth, a pop-up balloon will appear with your placemark's name and description. When you are finished creating your placemark, click OK and your placemark will appear in the Places panel. In this example, we choose to change our label color to green.

In this example, we chose a tree icon.Ĭlick on the Style, Color tab, and choose a color, scale (or size), and opacity for the placemark icon and label text. In this example, we typed “This is one of the world's oldest living trees.”Ĭlick on the icon button in the top-right corner of the window, and choose an icon for your placemark and press OK. Type in a description for the placemark in the Description field, which will be displayed when a user clicks on the placemark. In this example, we typed “Bristlecone Pine Tree”. In the New Placemark dialog box, type in a name for the placemark in the Name field. Move your placemark's location by clicking and dragging its icon, or by typing a latitude and longitude into the New Placemark dialog box. Also, a New Placemark dialog box appears. A placemark is automatically added to Google Earth. Click the Add Placemark button in the toolbar.

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