how to create custom icons for google earth
How do I add custom icons to Google Maps?
Change placemark icon
- Click on the map tab you want to change.
- If you don’t see a gray bar labeled “Configure map” above the map itself, click “Tools > Change map”.
- If “Feature map” is not highlighted in red, click it.
- Click the “Change feature styles” button.
- Click “Points > Marker icon” if it’s not already selected.
How do I change the icon of a KML file?
If you want to do it at the Folder level, right-click the Folder, select Properties (or Get Info), and go to the Style,Color tab. There you should see a Share Styles button which will make the styles for everything in that folder the same. Then use the icon button to select the icon.
How do I add shapes in Google Earth?
Draw a path or polygon
- Open Google Earth.
- Go to a place on the map.
- Above the map, click Add Path . To add a shape, click Add Polygon. …
- A “New Path” or “New Polygon” dialog will pop up. …
- To draw the line or shape you want, click a start point on the map and drag.
- Click an endpoint. …
- Click OK.