Google Earth User Guide - Manual (Page 43)

the file system on your computer's hard drive.
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From the File menu, select Open. Navigate to the folder on your
computer that contains the KMZ or KML data you want to open in
Google Earth. Select the file and click the Open button. The folder or
placemark appears beneath the Temporary Places folder and the 3D
viewer flies to the view set for the folder or placemark (if any).
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Locate the file you want to open. Once you have located the file on
your computer, you can simply drag and drop the KMZ file over the
Places panel or 3D viewer. The 3D viewer load the file and flies to
the view set for the folder or placemark (if any).
Tip: When you use the drag-and-drop method of opening a placemark or
folder, you can drop the item over a specific folder in the Places panel. If
the My Places folder is closed and you want to drop it there, just hold the
item over the My Places folder until the folder opens up and you can
place the item within subfolders or in the list. Items dropped in the My
Places folder appear the next time you start Google Earth. Otherwise,
you can drop the item in the Temporary Places folder. Items opened this
way appear only for the current session of Google Earth unless you save
them.
Deleting Places Data
There are a number of ways you can remove data from the Places panel:
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Delete - Right-click (CTRL click on the Mac) a placemark, folder, or
other item in the Places panel and select Delete from the pop-up
menu. You can also delete items in the 3D viewer by right-clicking
(CTRL click on the Mac) on the icon and selecting Delete from the
pop-up menu. This deletes the item from the Places panel. If the item
is located in your Temporary Places folder, it does not appear the
next time you use Google Earth. If you have previously saved the
item, you can always open the saved data at any time. Otherwise,
the item is permanently removed.
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Delete Key - With the item selected in the Places panel, press the
Delete key. A dialog box asks to confirm the deletion. Click OK to
remove the item from the Places panel.
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Delete Contents - Right-click (CTRL click on the Mac) a folder
and select Delete Contents from the pop-up menu. Click Yes on
the confirmation dialog box to proceed with deleting the
contents. All folder contents are removed, including any
subfolders and contained items.
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Cut Contents (Ctrl-X) - Right-click (CTRL click on the Mac) an
item in the Places panel and select Cut from the pop-up menu,
or right-click on a placemark in the 3D viewer and select Cut
there. The item is removed from the listing or view, but copied to
the clipboard, so that you can later paste it to a different location.