EC: Export KML

Summarize:

The full name of KML is Keyhole Markup Language. This tool converts a feature layer into a KML file containing a translation of geometries and symbology. The file can be read by any KML client including ArcGIS Explorer, ArcGlobe, and Google Earth.

Diagram:

Point - features

Line - features

Polygon - features

Example:

1. Import a shapefile.

2. See Attribute table

3. Using [Symbol] → [Categories], select the NAME_3 field. Shown:

4. Select the layer and right-click the mouse, click [Export] → [KML].

5. Pop up the [Export to KML] dialog. If the placemark name selects Name*, the placemark name is same as the

  layer name.

6. Open the KML file with Google Earth. Click a feature, show a table that contains the contents in the attribute

  table.