The majority of your time in ArcGIS Earth is spent interacting with the viewport, where layers and services display.

Descriptions of the UI elements shown above are as follows:
- Show layer list—Expand the layer list to display the table of contents.
- Add Data—Add data from ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise, or add local files from your machine.
- Draw—Expand to add point, line, polygon, ground overlay, screen overlay, and network link on the map, and save in the table of contents.
- Measure—Expand to measure point, line, path, circle, polygon, or 3D distance, and copy measurement information.
- Interactive analysis—Expand to perform exploratory 3D analysis, including elevation profile, line of sight analysis, and viewshed analysis in the scene.
- Bookmarks—Click to open the pane to add, edit, and manage bookmarks.
- Share—Expand to save and share your work, including to save the current view as an image, send a screen capture as an email attachment, or print the current view.
- Settings—Expand to configure ArcGIS Earth.
- Basemap and Terrain—Add data as basemap or terrain layers. Click the Basemap tab to add or switch basemap layers. Click the Terrain tab to add or choose elevation layers.
- Close toolbar—Collapse the toolbar.
- Sign in—Sign in to ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise, and manage portal connections.
- About—View version information, build number, licensing information, and links to ArcGIS Earth acknowledgements, online help, start-up tips, and feedback submission.
- Full screen—Use the entire computer screen for browsing data. Press the Esc key or click the Full screen button again to return to standard view.
- Search—Search for a place-name, an address, or the coordinates of a location.
- North arrow—Reorient your scene with north at the top of the viewport.
- Home—Zoom away from the globe and orient north to the top.
- 3D effects—Configure 3D effects, including atmosphere switch and elevation exaggeration for terrain.
- Underground mode—Turn on the mode to navigate data under the ground. Turn off the mode to browse data on the ground only.
- Daylight—The Daylight setting allows you to change how sunlight and shadows affect your scene during different times of the day and the year.
- Imagery resources—Expand or collapse dynamic copyright information of the active imagery layers.
- Status bar—View the data loading, rendering, and saving status. Show longitude and latitude, elevation, and eye altitude of the pointer location.