You can add features such as placemarks, lines, shapes, and fullscreen slides to your Projects.
Add features
Learn how to add features to your Earth projects:
Google Earth tutorial: Add features to your projects
Tip: After you add features, you can share your project or export it as a KML file. If your project has other contributors, to find recent changes, refresh your project.
Add placemarks directly to your map- 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 New feature Add placemark.
- On the map, click where you want to add a placemark.
- To move around, drag the map or click Zoom In or Zoom Out .
- Under “Place title,” add a name for your placemark.
- Under “Add to project,” click the Down arrow and select or add a project folder.
- Click Save.
Your placemark shows on the map and in the project details panel.
- 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 New feature Search to add a place.
- Enter the place you want to find.
- In the Knowledge Card, click Add to project.
- Under “Place title,” add a name for your placemark.
- Under “Add to project,” click the Down arrow and select or add a project folder.
- Click Save.
- To edit the description or icon that Google provided, or to set a manual view: Click Edit place.
- To edit other features: Click the Back arrow .
Your placemark shows on the map and in the project details panel.
- On your computer, open Google Earth.
- Click Launch Earth.
- On the map, search for a location.
- Click the placemark you want to add
- In the Knowledge Card, click Add to project.
- Under “Place title,” you can add or edit the name.
- Under “Add to project,” click the Down arrow and select or add a project folder.
- Click Save.
Your placemark shows in the project details panel.
- 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 New feature Draw line or shape.
- To add a line or shape, on the map, choose a location and click to add your first point in a series of points. Each click adds a new segment.
- To finish a line, press Enter.
- To close your shape, click your starting location again.
- Under “Place title,” add a title.
- To edit a new line or shape, click Edit place.
- To change the size or position of your line or shape: Drag any point, then release.
- To change the line width: Under “Outline width and color," click the Down arrow and select a width.
- To change the line color: Under “Outline width and color,” click one of the color palette options. To create your own palette, click Custom colors.
- To change the size of the info box: Under “Info box,” click the Down arrow and select a size.
- To edit a new line or shape, click Edit place.
- Click Save.
Tip: To edit a saved line or shape, click it Edit. Choose what you want to edit.
- 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 New feature Fullscreen slide.
- To preview your slide, click Preview presentation.
Tiled overlays show location-based data layers that cover a specific area on top of your map.
- 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 New feature Tiled overlay .
- Enter the Overlay URL.