
The screen overlay entitled “Legend: Wetlands” should appear in your Places Panel, as in the image below. Click on the KML folder for your project and hit paste. jpg files do not support transparent backgrounds.Ĭopy this text, then switch into your Google Earth window. If you want a transparent background to your legend, save it as a. Then crop the legend or take a screenshot to import it as a Screen Overlay. Once you are satisfied with your legend it can be exported as an image file. A customizable legend will be created using the features from the selected layer (please note, only the selected features from that layer will appear in your legend). jpg files do not support transparent backgrounds.Īlternatively, quickly make a legend using Google Earth Pro’s “Save Image” feature.

Get creative with your own legend! You can create a legend in Adobe Photoshop or any other image editing software, or export a legend from ESRI ArcMap as a. If you want to use your own project, you can open it in Google Earth.

This legend image has been shared by The Pew Environment Group, and is for use for this tutorial only.ĭownload the sample starter KML (with data provided by The Pew Environment Group) to use during this tutorial, and open it in Google Earth (download here). If you don’t have an image file, use our sample legend image file, which is hosted here. If you have already created an image file of a legend you would like to use, host it on a public site or save it on your desktop.
