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15. 3D Viewer - View the globe and its terrain in this window.
16. Status bar - View coordinate, elevation and imagery streaming status here.
Five Cool, Easy Things You Can Do in Google Earth
Want to jump in and start having fun with Google Earth? Try any of the the following:
1. View an image of your home, school or any place on Earth - Click Fly To.
and click the Search button. In the search results (Places panel), double click the location.
Google Earth flies you to this location.
Search button
2. Go on a tour of the world - In the Places panel, check the Sightseeing folder and click the Play Tour
button:
3. Get driving directions from one place to another and fly (follow) the route - See
and
.
4. View other cool locations and features created by other Google Earth users - In the Layers panel,
check Community Showcase. Interesting placemarks and other features appear in the 3D viewer.
Double click these points of interest to view and explore. See
Using Points of Interest (POIs)
for more
information.
5. View 3D terrain of a place - This is more fun with hilly or mountainous terrain, such as the Grand
Canyon. Go to a location (see number 1 above). When the view shows the location, use the tilt slider to
tilt the terrain. See
Using the Navigational Controls
Tilting and Viewing Hilly Terrain
for more
information.
Tilt slider
New Features in Version 4.1
This version of Google Earth has a number of exciting new features, including:
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Support for many new language versions
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Default view shows your location
Ability to deactivate Plus and Pro versions
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Support for Microsoft Vista
Display current view in Google Maps
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Improved rendering performance
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Start up tips
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MSI installer for enterprises
Installing Google Earth
For information about installing Google Earth, visit the
.
System Requirements
To use Google Earth on a Windows PC, you must have at least the following:
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Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
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CPU: 500Mhz, Pentium 3
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System Memory (RAM): 128MB RAM
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Hard Disk: 400MB free space