Littrips

=Google Lit Trips=

Google Lit Trips are files created within Google Earth and needing Google Earth to be viewed and used. The Google Lit Trips files are in **.kmz format** and can be downloaded from the Google Lit Trips website below. You can also share or email them to people if you make them yourself.

To open and activate a Google Lit Trip file you have downloaded or received for the first time, double click the file and Google Earth will open to show it to you.

A new lit trip is stored in your Temporary Places. To **permanently** save the Lit Trip to your **'My Places'** within Google Earth choose to **Save** the trip to your 'Places' when prompted as in the image below.



Google Lit Trips can be created with simple text. To get more complicated and add formatting, links, images and even videos you will need to work in HTML (the building blocks of the web)

Getting Started
Google Earth User Guide is an overview of everything you need to know about Google Earth in PDF form. [|Google Earth Layers Gallery] Download extra layers for Google Earth from here as KMZ or KML files Google Earth keyboard shortcuts for Mac and PC Google Lit Trips Website How do I begin building a Google Lit Trip? tutorial (Part 1) [|Building your Lit Trip]tutorial (Part 2) Making the most out of place marker icons tutorial Adding Route Paths to a Google Lit Trip tutorial Capturing the best location view tutorial

1. Understanding HTML Code - The Basics
A Beginners Guide to HTML tutorial page [|Formatting Place Markers (HTML and display basics in Google Earth)] tutorial

2. Test Your Code
HTML Tester will allow you to see the HTML Code you use as well as how it will look on the web side by side. HTML Test Bed is a similar site however your sample HTML Code is displayed on a second web page.

3. Other Resources
Flickr The Commonshas copyright free images from a wide range of libraries and academic institutions [|VideoLan VLC Media Player] allows you to play a DVD, fast forward to a specific time in the movie and take still images/snapshots.


 * 4. Tips and Tricks**

This handy code will help you remove the //"directions form here to there"// from your placemarks. Simply copy and paste it into the description area of the placemark.   