Sharing information in Google Earth
Emailing an Image: Presently, Google Earth image is available on Mac only through Eudora, entourage and mail applications. To email current view of planet Earth displayed in 3D viewer of Google Earth, you can either send it as an image file for those who do not use Google Earth or a KMZ file for Google Earth users.
When an image is mailed, a JPEG file is attached automatically to the outbound email message. When you mail the image as a KMZ, KMZ file is attached automatically to the outbound email message. For emailing an image do any one of the following:
a] Click file and select the email option and then click on Email image
b] Type the combination Ctrl + Alt + E (For Linux and Windows only)
c] Click on email icon that is located on toolbar and then select email image.
2] In the email service window, you have to choose your default Gmail account or email program. In case you are using your Gmail account, you may be asked to sign in.
Before choosing your email service, you have to select 'Remember this setting' checkbox, in case you have decided to use same email service whenever you want to email the view. It is possible to change email preferences by choosing tools>options>general (Linux/windows). For Mac operating system select Google Earth>preferences and then click on general tab.
3] Wait for some time while Google Earth sends data to your mail application. An email window will appear with image file. The image will be a JPG file of current view in 3D viewer.
4] Fill in recipient’s email address and other information if required and then send the email.
The quality of the image that you email is same to the quality that is available for save image feature in Google Earth.
Emailing places data: You can not only email a view as KMZ file to Google Earth users but also email places data in 2 other ways. Attach a folder or KMZ file to your machine's hard drive to the email. If you follow the instructions that are in saving places data, find out the saved KMZ file and then attach it to the outbound email.
Email a placemark centered in 3D viewer from Google Earth: For emailing places data:
1] Do any one of the following: Click on file. Choose the email option and then select email place. Type the combination (Ctrl + E). Click on email icon that is on toolbar and then select email place. Right click on appropriate placemark in Places panel and then select Email.
2] In the email service window, you have to choose your default Gmail account or email program. In case you are using your Gmail account, you may be asked to sign in. Before choosing your email service, you have to select 'Remember this setting' checkbox, in case you have to decided to use same email service whenever you want to email the view. It is possible to change email preferences by choosing tools>options>general (Linux/windows). For Mac operating system select Google Earth>preferences and then click on general tab.
4] Fill in recipient’s email address and other information if required and then send the email.
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