Google Earth Accessibility

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Action Shortcut
Open the File menu Alt+F
Open the Edit menu Alt+E
Open the View menu Alt+V
Open the Help menu Alt+H
Move up/down through menus Up arrow / Down arrow
Bring up Open File dialog Ctrl+O
Save image Ctrl+S
Bring up Print dialog Ctrl+P
Email current view as a placemark or image file Ctrl+E
Copy current highlighted selection in Places listing Ctrl+C
Cut current highlighted selection in Places listing Ctrl+X
Paste item into current Places folder Ctrl+V
Delete selected Places item Del
Edit name of selected Places item F2
Zoom to selected Places item Enter
Toggle between full screen and window views F11
Play tour mode for all selected Places items F10
Add new placemark Ctrl+N
Bring up New Folder dialog box Ctrl+Shift+N
Bring up New Image Overlay dialog box Ctrl+Shift+O
Bring up the New Path dialog box Ctrl+Shift+T
Bring up the New Polygon dialog box Ctrl+Shift+P

3D Viewer

Action Shortcut
Move viewer left Left arrow
Move viewer right Right arrow
Move viewer up Up arrow
Move viewer down Down arrow
Rotate view clockwise Shift+Right arrow
Rotate view counter-clockwise Shift+Left arrow
Tilt view up ("top-down" view) Shift+Up arrow or PgUp key
Tilt view down ("horizon" view) Shift+Down arrow or PgDown key
Zoom in Ctrl+Up arrow
Zoom out Ctrl+Down arrow
Stop viewer movement Spacebar
Reset view so North is up (default) n
Reset tilt to top-down mode (default) u
Reset both view and tilt to default r
Place latitude/longitude grid over viewer Ctrl+L
Change navigation to G-Force mode Ctrl+G
Change navigation to Trackball mode Ctrl+T

Tour Mode

Action Shortcut
Play or resume tour (with 3D viewer in focus) p
Start tour (with Places pane in focus) F10
Stop tour and motion s or spacebar
Reset view so North is up (default) n
Reset tilt to top-down mode (default) u
Reset both view and tilt to default r

Side Panel Controls

Action Shortcut
Toggle showing/hiding display of highlighted item in 3D viewer Spacebar
Select next item in list Down arrow
Select previous item in list Up arrow
Open selected folder Right arrow
Close selected folder Left arrow
Delete selected item in Places pane Del