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Hold the left mouse button down to pan the globe in the direction the mouse moves in Google Earth.

Hold right mouse button and move mouse to zoom in/out.

Move mouse up to zoom out and down to zoom in or use the scroll wheel.

Same mouse controls also work in Google Earth plugin within the web browser.

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This is the hand button that allows you to reposition the map.

For full description of left mouse button and other controls to navigate Google Earth see related link below.

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Which mouse control will zoom in or zoom out in Google Earth?

In Google Earth the keyboard controls for Zoom are as follows: Zoom In: + (plus) key, PgUp key Zoom Out: - (minus) key (both keyboard and numpad), PgDn key Tip: to use the 'Page Down' key, make sure 'Num Lock' on your keyboard is off. Also, the Scroll wheel on the mouse can zoom in and out.


How do you set Google Earth to show altitude?

If you want to see altitude in Google Earth (along with latitude/longitude under the mouse cursor) then you can enable the Status bar in the View menu by checking the 'Status Bar' option.This will show the "eye-level" altitude of the current view. Also shown in the lower-left of the map is the imagery date if it's available.


How do you get the coordinates on Google Earth?

Best method is to find location in question using Google Earth then from the File menu select 'View in Google Maps'. Right mouse-click on map from Google Maps to select 'What's Here' link to show nearest address.Likewise, the Street View interface from Google Maps shows approximate addresses for a given property.Google states up front that some addresses are not roof-top accurate and describe this as the result of how addresses are matched up to an exact position on the earth. Google relies on a technique called "address interpolation," which is a fancy way of saying that they take a best guess. More specifically, the algorithm looks at the total number of addresses in a given block and assumes an even distribution of the addresses along that block.For example, if there are ten addresses for the 800th block of Main Street, it assumes that the fifth address is located at the halfway point.


How can you protect pictures from being copied from your webpage?

There are any number of ways to do this. The first is to only put copies of the pictures in low resolutions. You could also watermark the full size versions. But probably the best way would be to write into your page some code that will disable a user's right mouse button. Go to any site that offers HTML or other coding language snippets and search for 'disable right mouse button' and see what you find. Or just Google the phrase.


How do you zoom in in Google Earth?

You can either click and drag the map or use the arrow keys. Also, press "-" or "+" to zoom in and out, and use shift and the arrow keys to angle the view. Placemark, mouse, navigation controls.