Google Earth Tips

1. One can use button from the toolbar or by typing Ctrl-Alt-B one can hide the left side bar.

2. One can create models in SketchUp and can also build KML files and share them in the 3D Warehouse.

3. One can view the models from the 3D Warehouse in Google Earth and the new version of Google Earth (v4) has been added and it has given the ability to view texturized models.

Google Earth Tips

I am listing a few shortcuts which can be of the use for the reader.

1. Google Earth shortcuts: One can double click to zoom in, double right-click to zoom out. Double click on the zoom in button to zoom in to the maximum. Press N to recenter the view.

2. Google Local is included in Google Earth and thus one can get local results by searching for e.g. one can also search for the businesses etc.

3. One is able to get the links to web search, images search, news etc if one clicks on the pop-ups that describe a place and the search results pages open inside Google Earth.

A Remarkable method of Viewing in Google Earth

1. One can navigate in Google Earth for rotating the view of any location is to hold down the middle mouse button or can use depressible mouse wheel.

2. One must give it a try to save time as it is a very convenient method.

3. One can select the location in Google Earth and can press down the middle mouse button or wheel and move the mouse. Now one will be able to observe that moving up and down tilts the view, whereas moving left or right rotates the view.

How to hide Text descriptions?

1. One can hide the text description of a place mark in the Places pane in Google Earth and the same can be undertaken by using the element of KML.

2. The element helps one to control the number of lines of text in a place mark description box is displayed in the Places pane.

3. The default value for the visibility is two lines.