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 |
