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User guide

This user guide describes Google Earth Version 5.0 and later.

Welcome to the Google Earth User guide - a place to learn how to explore the universe! With Google Earth, your computer becomes a window to anywhere, allowing you to view high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery, photos, elevation terrain, road and street labels, business listings and more!

This guide allows you to learn the basic to advanced features of Google Earth. Just follow through the handy guide below, and enjoy the journey!


  1. Getting started
    1. Downloading and installing
    2. Getting around
    3. Different viewing options
    4. Navigating Sky
  2. Finding places and getting directions
    1. Searching for a place
    2. Getting directions and sightseeing
  3. Using layers
    1. About different layers
    2. Using photos
    3. 3D buildings
    4. Pro Layers
  4. Flight simulator
    1. Using Flight Simulator
  5. Drawing and measuring
    1. Drawing
    2. Measuring
  1. Marking and saving places
    1. Marking and saving places
    2. Organizing places
    3. Editing and customizing places
  2. Importing your data
    1. Using a GPS device
    2. Using image overlays
    3. Using style templates
    4. Using KML Data
    5. Importing Vector Data
    6. Using Other Kinds of Data
    7. About Datums and Projections
  3. Making tours and movies
    1. Tours
    2. Movies
  4. Sharing places
    1. Sharing Content
    2. Emailing an Image
    3. Emailing Places Data
    4. Submitting to the Google Earth Gallery
    5. Submitting to the Google Earth Community
    6. Sharing Data Over a Network
    7. Hosting KML Content
    8. Troubleshooting Email Issues
  5. Print this guide

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