2-+Advanced+Techniques

=Create a Placemark:= Once you have mastered the basics and can navigate through Google Earth, you can try to add your own placemarks. This handout contains instructions for creating placemarks and this handout contains a screen shot of the process. You cannot copy and paste images into the placemark description, but you can link to a website or an individual image on the internet.

=Add an image:= If you want to add an image that appears within the placemark description, you need to use html to have the picture appear, but it is a simple code. The picture needs to be on a webpage. Often if you click on a picture, it will open a new window with just an enlarged version of the picture. That is the URL that you need. To have the picture appear in the placemark, type the following in the placemark box:  Replace //URL// with the web address of the picture (not the whole web page, just the picture) and no spaces in the whole expression except for the space between img and src- otherwise you will see a gray box, but no picture   . M ore useful HTML codes can be found on this handout:.

=More about Placemarks:= Placemarks should be saved in a folder, and the folder should be saved on our server so you can access it from any computer. Otherwise it will only be saved on the computer you are currently working on.You can drag placemarks to change the order or to make sure they are within a folder.to open saved placemarks, select Open from the File menu and navigate to the selected KMZ file. Note that you can hide or reveal the contents of a folder by clicking on the + or - next to the folder name. You need to check the box next to the entire folder or selected placemarks to have them appear on the screen.

The handouts for this page were prepared by Jane Wilson, our Technology Resource Teacher.