:Author: Hamish Bowman :Version: osgeo-live4.0 :License: Creative Commons .. _marble-quickstart: .. image:: images/project_logos/logo-marble.png :scale: 75 % :alt: project logo :align: right :target: http://edu.kde.org/marble/ ************************* KDE-edu Marble Quickstart ************************* Getting Started =============== * Click on the desktop icon * If you have used Google Earth before you should be able to figure this program out without much difficulty. * In the Settings menu select full-screen mode * Explore ... * Click on a city name (cursor becomes a pointing hand), within the info center select the Wikipedia tab and read about the place * In the bottom-left corner of the program window there is a subtle tab called "Map View". Click on it. * Select another map (e.g. 'Precipitation (July)') * Explore some more ... See the `Marble homepage `_ for more help.