Google and GMail tips

Google and GMail
• Above the Google logo in the Google search screen is a black bar. You can click on images, videos or maps to limit your searches to photos, images or maps.
• If you click the star in the upper right hand of Google, you can get a history list of recently viewed websites. You can also see this history list by pressing Control and ‘h” as the same time.
• Under the more tab, you can select “documents” and save file documents to Google, then access them from anywhere on earth.
• Definitions – to get the definition of a word enter into Google search the word “define” followed by the word you want to define. E. g. Define apple.
• To find the name and address and zip code associated with a phone number – enter into Google search the 10 digit phone number. E. g. (904) 555-1111.
• To get the local weather, just type into the Google search the word “weather” followed by your local zip code. E. g. weather 32256.
• To track an airline flight – enter into Google search the name of the airline and the flight number. E. g. Delta 123.
•To simplify Google searches set the Google advanced page as your home page (rather than the standard Google home page,  which requires that you learn the syntax of Boolean expressions to search for phrases, or and/or searches).  How to do: Enter http://www.google.ca/advanced_search  into the search bar, and then click on tools, internet options, use current.
• When you go to gmail online, you can click on the cog in the upper right hand corner of the screen, and then click on “mail settings” and set preferences for your gmail account.
• When you have a list of messages in your GMail inbox, you have a column for “star” wherein you can mark what is important and a column for “+” which shows up based on who you communicate with often. These are priority indicators.
• When you archive e-mails in your inbox, it sends them to the folder “All Mail.”
• MailChip.com can be used if you need to send e-mails to a large group of people, as in a newsletter. GMail limits the number of e-mails you can send out due to spam concerns.
• Google Chrome is a program that replaces Internet Explorer and has some advantages over it.
• GMail allows 10 MB of attachments. If you need to send a larger attachment, use Dropbox.com. It allows you to post files on line for others to see.
• Picasa is a free Google photo sharing program that allows you to edit photos and share them with others.
• To translate from English to another language or another language to English, click on the “more” tab in Google and select “translate.”
• Google bought out You Tube. So the You Tube video viewing program is now a part of the Google family.
• For more details on what you can get from Google, go to the Google help site: http://www.google.com/help.