Creating+a+Tour



**Creating a Folder**
 * In the menu bar, choose Add. Choose to Add a Folder.
 * Name the folder and write a short description (or don't).
 * This folder now appears in Places under My Places.
 * Check the box beside your folder. Now as you add the placemarks they will go inside of this folder. If they do NOT go in the folder, you will be able to click on them outside the folder and drag them into the folder.

**Setting a Placemark**
 * To pinpoint a location, first find the location.
 * Next click on the push pin (placemark is the correct name in GE).
 * You now have the chance to name the push pin - I usually name it the place, e.g. "Radio City Music Hall". After the name of the placemark you'll see the push pin icon. Click on it to see other icons you can use.
 * Write a description of the place. You could write a poem here or copy someone else's poem and add it here. You can write a story about the place or simply add some facts. (Make sure you check out the embedding page to learn how to add photos, videos, audio files, etc.)
 * Now before you SAVE the placemark, make sure the pin is in the correct location. You can still move it very easily. However, if you hit save then realize it is in the wrong place, you have a problem!
 * Click OK.

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**Customizing an Icon**
 * When you changed the placemark icon in the instructions above you may have noticed that you can customize the icon. Add a placemark and choose Add Custom Icon.
 * You'll now need to go to the Internet to find an icon. Search for Flat Stanley for example.
 * When you find an icon you'd like to use, click on the full size image so it is the only thing on the page.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Now copy the URL for this image.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Paste the URL into the Add Custom Icon window (Add icon location) in Google Earth.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Click OK.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Now that icon will stay in your file of Google Earth icons.

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=== <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">**Saving Your File/Folder**Let's say that you've created a folder according to the above instructions and you've put a few places in the folder. How can anyone else see your locations? After all, this is ONLY on your computer! In My Places, check the box beside the folder you want to save as a KMZ file. Then go to File/Save/Save Place As. It will automatically name it the same as your folder and add the extension .kmz to it. Save it wherever you want to save it. You can now add it as an attachment to email, send it over ichat, add it to your blog or wiki so others can download it, or put it on a flash drive! It's just like any other file now and can easily be shared! media type="custom" key="10210123" align="center"