I use “Snapshot view” of folders and then select the empty folder then hit “ENTER” for a manual tour (using a screen capture). I noticed something unusual regarding this.

To learn more, check out this post for a full list of Google Earth navigation tips.

You can also press the “R” key (short for Reset) which will make your view vertical and also face you toward the north. Just press the “U” key on your keyboard (short for Up) and your view will automatically go back to being completely vertical. If by chance you find yourself tilted and want to get back to a vertical position, it’s very easy to do. In there, click the button next to “Do not automatically tilt while zooming” and you should be good to go. Go into your –> menu, then click the “Navigation” tab at the top. Regardless, the “auto-tilt while zooming in” can be a bit annoying at times. In the early days of Google Earth, the problem was the opposite - many people assumed it was a flat view like Google Maps and didn’t realize you could tilt your view at all! As they add more 3D buildings to Google Earth (particularly all of the new 3D Imagery), Google wants to make sure people understand that they can tilt to view the 3D buildings instead of just viewing it from above.

In this article we’ll show you how to prevent that from happening, and how to fix it if it does.įirst, you need to understand why Google Earth does this. We’ve had a number of emails from users lately that are complaining that Google Earth tilts their view as they zoom in, and it’s difficult to get the view “fixed”.

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