Google Earth - can you move multiple placemarks in My Places to new folder at same time?
I am learning Google Earth. I have multiple placemarks and polygons stored in Google Earth's My Places. I want to organize them into various folders. Is it possible to select multiple placemarks or polygons to drag to a new folder simultaneously? I've tried holding down control and that clearly doesn't work. Dragging one at a time is quite time-consuming.
Solution: Google Earth - can you move multiple placemarks in My Places to new folder at same time?
Phereklos, what I do is collapse the My Places then r/click it and save as save to MY Documents Google Places then sort them from there into folders There's a guide that comes in handy too, Organizing Places Data You can organize your saved data in the Places panel in a way similar to how you would organize files and folders on your computer's hard drive. This section covers the following: Creating Folders Reordering Placemarks or Folders lRenaming a Placemark or Folder lRemoving a Placemark or Folder Creating Folders You can create folders and move other folders, placemarks, or shapes to them. To create a folder: 1. Right-click on a folder in the Places panel. 2. Select Add > Folder from the pop-up menu. The folder you rightclicked on is automatically set as the container for the new folder. Once the New Folder dialog box appears, you can set the following fields: l Name l Description - Enter a description for the folder. For example, you might enter text that gives a general description of all the placemarks in the folder. The first few words of the description appear below the folder in the Places panel. When you double-click the folder, the
please ensure you have all the updates so the guides match your version of GE. [PDF] Introduction - Google Earth User Guide