Below, you'll find a list of keyboard shortcuts for Google Earth.
Shortcut |
Windows/Linux |
Mac |
Open the File menu |
Alt + f (English/Japanese) Alt + f (French) Alt + f (Italian) Alt + d (German) Alt + a (Spanish) |
(none) |
Open the Edit menu |
Alt + e (English/Japanese) Alt + m (French) Alt + m (Italian) Alt + b (German) Alt + e (Spanish) |
(none) |
Open the View menu |
Alt + v (English/Japanese) Alt + c (French) Alt + v (Italian) Alt + a (German) Alt + v (Spanish) |
(none) |
Open the Add menu |
Alt + a (English/Japanese) Alt + j (French) Alt + a (Italian) Alt + z (German) Alt + d (Spanish) |
(none) |
Open the Tool menu |
Alt + t (English/Japanese) Alt + o (French) Alt + f (Italian) Alt + t (German) Alt + h (Spanish) |
(none) |
Open the Help menu |
Alt + h (English/Japanese) Alt + a (French) Alt + g (Italian) Alt + h (German) Alt + y (Spanish) |
(none) |
Open a file |
Ctrl + o |
⌘ + o |
Save current view |
Ctrl + Alt + s |
⌘ + Option + s |
View current view in Google Maps |
Ctrl + Alt + m |
⌘ + Option + m |
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Ctrl + p |
⌘ + p |
Email current view as an image |
Ctrl + Alt + e |
⌘ + Option + e |
Copy |
Ctrl + c |
⌘ + c |
Cut |
Ctrl + x |
⌘ + x |
Paste |
Ctrl + v |
⌘ + v |
Find |
Ctrl + f |
⌘ + f |
Delete |
Del |
Delete |
Rename |
Ctrl + Alt + r |
⌘ + Option + r |
Zoom to selected placemark/item |
Enter |
Enter |
Full screen mode |
F11 |
(not supported) |
Show/Hide sidebar |
Ctrl + Alt + b |
⌘ + Option + b |
Lat/Lon grid for 3D |
Ctrl + l |
⌘ + l |
Add a placemark |
Ctrl + Shift + p |
⌘ + Shift + p |
Add a folder |
Ctrl + Shift + n |
⌘ + Shift + n |
Add an image overlay |
Ctrl + Shift + o |
⌘ + Shift + o |
Add a model |
Ctrl + Shift + m |
⌘ + Shift + m |
Add a path |
Ctrl + Shift + t |
⌘ + Shift + t |
Add a polygon |
Ctrl + Shift + g |
⌘ + Shift + g |