Google Earth
Adding Folders
1. Control Click on My Places,
or
2. Click on Add
Adding Folder
or
Control Click on My Places
Click on Add
1. Give Folder a Name: Lewis and Clark (Name)
2. Click OK
Adding Folders
Finding Places
1. Enter name of your 1st Place Mark
2. Location should appear below
search bar as a marker.
Making Placemarks in Your Folder
Click once on your Folder,
so that it is highlighted.
Click on the Yellow pin button
Moving the location of Placemark
While you have the editing box open, your placemark
will appear as a blinking icon surround by a targeting
box. You can click and drag your icon to a new
location.
1. Click on the symbol
button and choose a new
symbol.
2. Rename Placemark
Select a symbol appropriate
to your Place mark.
Editing Placemarks
1. Control Click on
Placemark
2. Click on Get Info
Inserting an Image
• 1st need to find an image online. Try Creative
Commons (search.creativecommons.org)
Uncheck the 2 search restrictions
Try Flickr
FireFox
1. Control Click on
the image.
2. Click on Copy
Image Location
Chrome
1. Control Click on
the image.
2. Click on Copy
Image URL
Safari
1. Control Click on
the image.
2. Click on Copy
Image Address
In the Description section you must
use the “Add Image” button to insert
an image.
This button will automatically create
the HTML code needed. You simply
need to Paste the Image location in
the required text box.
EXTENSION: Adding Sentences
At the end of the HTML for your image, type
the following <br>
After the <br> (which is html for Break) type in
the sentences written regarding your
placemark.
Click OK and check your Placemark to see if it is
appearing properly. (single click on your
placemark icon in Google Earth)
Making a Path
After building all 3 of your placemarks.
Click once on your Folder,
so that it is highlighted.
Control Click on your folder, select
“Add”, then select “Path”
Or click on “Add” on the menu bar,
select “Path”
Title your Path
Give the Path a Title
Do not Click “OK” until yo
have finished making the
path.
Marking the Path
You can click and hold
while dragging the mouse
along the path
Or
You can single click, move
the mouse a small
distance along the path
and click again.
Each red dot is adjustable.
In Google Earth
First, single click on ‘Lewis and Clark’ Folder
Then, click on File ->Save -> Save Place As
Listen to Instructions Carefully!