Google Earth User Guide - Manual

Google Earth User Guide
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Getting to Know Google
Earth
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Five Cool, Easy Things
You Can Do in Google
Earth
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New Features in Version
4.0
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Installing Google Earth
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System Requirements
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Changing Languages
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Additional Support
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Selecting a Server
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Deactivating Google
Earth Plus, Pro or EC
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Navigating in Google
Earth
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Using a Mouse
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Using the
Navigation Controls
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Tilting and Viewing
Hilly Terrain
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Resetting the
Default View
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Setting the Start
Location
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Finding Places and
Directions
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Marking Places
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Using Layers
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Using Map Features
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Using Places
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About KML
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Sharing Places
Information
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Touring Places
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Editing Places and
Folders
Introduction
This user guide describes Google Earth Version 4 and later.
Welcome to Google Earth! Once you download and install Google Earth, your
computer becomes a window to anywhere on the planet, allowing you to view high-
resolution aerial and satellite imagery, elevation terrain, road and street labels,
business listings, and more. See
Five Cool, Easy Things You Can Do in Google
Earth .
Use the following topics to
learn Google Earth basics -
navigating the globe,
searching, printing, and
more:
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Getting to know
Google Earth
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New features in
Version 4.0
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Navigating in Google
Earth
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Finding places and
directions
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Marking places on
the earth
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Showing or hiding
points of interest
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Tilting and viewing
hilly terrain
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Sight seeing
For other topics in this documentation,
see the table of contents (left) or check
out these important topics:
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Making movies with Google
Earth
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Using layers
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Using places
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Managing search results
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Measuring distances and areas
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Drawing paths and polygons
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Using image overlays
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Using GPS devices with Google
Earth
Getting to Know Google Earth
The following diagram describes some of the features available in the main window of Google Earth: