Google Earth User Guide - Manual (Page 58)

Top-down, north up view Tilted and rotated view
Setting a view for a folder serves a different purpose than for an individual item.
Applying a New View
First, position the 3D viewer at the viewing orientation you desire and then choose one of the following options:
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Right-click (CTRL click on the Mac) on the item in the list view or the 3D view and select Snapshot View
from the pop-up menu.
The current view inside the Google Earth client 3D viewer is then set as the view for the selected
placemark or folder. You can examine the actual settings for the view by editing the placemark or folder
and clicking on the View.
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Edit the placemark or folder - Right-click (CTRL click on the Mac) on the folder or icon and select
Properties from the pop-up menu. Click on the View tab in the Edit... dialog box. The current values for the
view are displayed. When you are ready to set the view (you can still position the view at this point), click
on the Snapshot current view button.
Alternatively, you can manually enter the settings if you have them. Click the OK button to see the changes
in the 3D viewer.
Note - When you change the values for a view, the 3D viewer changes only the view for the selected item, not
the position of the placemark (or folder) itself. Conceivably, you could even set the view for a placemark so that
the placemark icon is not visible in the 3D viewer.
Returning to the Default, Top-Down View
Right-click (CTRL click on the Mac) on the folder or icon and select Edit... from the pop-up menu. Click on the
View tab in the Edit... dialog box. Click the Reset view. The view updates to the default orientation for the selected
item.
Writing Descriptions
The description field for places and folder can contain a lengthy amount of text, sufficient for detailed descriptions.
When you click on a placemark icon in the 3D viewer, the description for that place appears in the information
balloon that pops up. A scroll bar appears when the description is too long to fit in the entire balloon.