You can enhance your Projects with photos, videos, and custom placemarks when using Google Earth on your computer.
Important: Projects can be viewed, but not created or edited, on your mobile devices.
Google Earth Tutorial: Style your places
Edit your placemarks- On your computer, open Google Earth.
- Click Launch Earth.
- On the left, click Projects .
- Click the project you want to open. If you don’t have a project, create one.
- Click the placemark you want to change, then click Edit .
- In the left panel, under "Placemark," change your placemark or label:
- To change your placemark size, click the “Default size” Down arrow and select a size.
- To change your placemark color, click the Paint bucket and select a color.
- To change your placemark icon, select an icon. Or, for more options, click More See more icons and make your choice from the icon gallery.
- To create a custom placemark icon, click More Upload custom icon.
Important: Icons you upload must be in .jpg or .png file format. - To add or change a label for your placemark, click Show advanced options. Next to "Show label text," turn your label on or off and select options like color and size.
To create a custom map view, in the bottom right, use the Zoom, Tilt, or Street View tools, then click Capture view.
- On your computer, open Google Earth.
- Click Launch Earth.
- On the left, click Projects.
- Click the project you want to open. If you don’t have a project, create one.
- To move your placemark, click the placemark, then click Edit and drag it to a new position.
- To hide or remove your placemark, go to your project details panel:
- To hide a placemark and keep it from showing up in your project, point to the placemark name, then click Hide feature .
- To remove a placemark, point to the placemark name, then click Delete feature .
- On your computer, open Google Earth.
- Click Launch Earth.
- On the left, click Projects .
- Click the project you want to open. If you don’t have a project, create one.
- In the list of features you've added, drag your slides, lines, shapes, or placemarks into the order you want.
- On your computer, open Google Earth.
- On the left, click Projects .
- Click the project you want to open. If you don’t have a project, create one.
- To add a photo or video to a placemark, click the placemark, then click Edit .
- On the left, click Add a photo .
- Choose an image or video to upload, and click Select.
- To add text and basic formatting, type and use the tools in the Description field.
Note: Text starting with “http” is automatically hyperlinked. - Your photos and videos will open when you click a placemark in your project.
Your changes are saved automatically.