Ultimate guide to Google's Hidden Tools: 427 amazing new tricks you've never tried

164 Pages·2016·111.85 MB·English

by  Irvine R. (Ed.)

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Inthis MagBook. we reveal more than
400 secret tricks to help you get the most
from the Google sites and software you
use every day. Discover the best Chrome
add-ons for speeding up online tasks. find
out how to customise Gmall and Google
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way you want, and learn to do amazing. GOOG~'. HIDDENTOOLS
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Takefullcontrol ofyour Chrometabs 35
Howtotransformyour PCusingChromeOS 36
Chapter 3:Secret search tips 38
Howtospeedup_y_ouGrOQ9lesearches 40
HowtocustomiseGoqgle 42
Clevernewsearchtools 44
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Howto organiseyour inboxwith Gmail'stabs 48
Howto backupallyourGrnailmessages
Chapter 1:What's newin Google Z 10secreti!Ps for Gmail
10bestGmailadd-ons
AmazingnewsightstoexploreinGoogleMaps !!
Gmailhacks
PlayGoogle'slatestChromeandwebgames 11
Clevernewwaysto useGoogle'ssearchtools 12
Chapter 5:YouThbetips &tricks
5moreusefulGO_Q9wleebsites 13
HowtouseVLCtoget morefroI'llYouTube
Chapter 2: Getmore fromChrome 14 HowtocreateslideshowvideosonYouTube
70brilliant YouTubechannels
Personaliseyourweb with Chromeextensions 16
HowtobrowsefasterusJ.ngSlteLauncher 20 Howto_getmorefrom YouTubeinChrome
HowtocustomiseChrome'sNewTabpage 21
Speedup_yourbrowsingwith Chrometools 22
Howtomanageyour Chromeextensions 24
Howtoblock~am usingChrome 25
KeepChromeat itsbestwith afull healthcheck 26
Howto useChromeRemoteDeslgQp 28
Makeandsavemoneywith Chromeadd-ons 30
Restoreyour favouriteChromefeatures 31
Howto sl!PerchargeChromeusiJJ.9Toolbo!_ 32
Howto tweakChrometo makeItwork faster 33
GetholdofSafari'SbestfeaturesInChrome 34
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Howto...PLinLtQ..ADY.J)rinfrtoemr Android 135
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What's new in Google
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What's new in Google
Amazing new sights to
explore in Google Maps
Google isconstantly adding interesting and innovative elements to Maps,Earth and
Street View.Here welookat some recent outstanding examples
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launchStreetV,ew.thendouble'tapto
Explore 1,001new
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Watch Google Earth location, movethemapmarkers,then WinterOlympics.And Bulgaria
timelapse animations clickCreate. becamethe48th countrytobe
Googlehasteamedupwith NASA,Time Here'sagreatexampleofaHyperlapse addedtoStreetView,withGoogle
magazineandtheUSGeologicalSurvey thatzoomsacrossSanFrancisco'sGolden photographing areasincludingthe
tocreatetimelapseanimationsfrom GateBridge:yjmeocom/63653873 BlackSeacoastlineandthecapitalSofia.
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SeeHungary in Street View washed-up boats,crushedhousesand fourofthehighestmountainsonEarth
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Hungary,asIllustrated bytrusImage terrifying destruction ofthedisaster. RUSSiaK,llomanJaroinTanzania.
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photography andsweepingcamera SouthWales.EastAngliaandthe ForamagIcalmysterytourthroughStreet
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SeeIsrael in Street View photo,thenclicktheworldmaptoplace
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adelightful 'justonemoreclick'appeal. Sea,andtheSeaofGalilee(seephoto Visit the set of Diagon
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Google'snewcollectionofGrandCanyon thesetofDlagonAlleyontheWarner
panoramas(bl1..J~c.Myon3!2)w, hich BrothersStudiOTour.You'llrecognise
containover7Smilesofwalkingtrails. bUildlOgssuchasWeasleys'Wizard
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moreofNorthKorea,uSlOg Takenew guided 3D tours
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Asyou'llseebyreadingGoogle'sblog GoogleEarth(earthgooglecouk)
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addedalotofdetail,whichislustas countries.givingyoudazzling3Dguides
wellbecauseItmightbeseveralyears offamouslocations.Touseit,searchfor Seecurrent traffic
beforetheworld'smostsecretive alocation,thenclicktheTourGuidotab information in Google Maps
country letsGoogle'sStreetViewcar atthebottom ofthescreen.ClickII tuJ..Jy/maps323
onto itsroads. thumbnailphotoandyou'llflyoverthat GooglehasupdateditsMapsappfor
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mappingseveralUSandCanadianski thescreen.Google'svideowillexplain forproblemsonIheroadandalertsifa
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