Google™ Search and Tools in a Snap By Preston Gralla Publisher: Sams Pub Date: April 04, 2006 Print ISBN-10: 0-672-32869-0 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32869-5 Pages: 360 Table of Contents | Index These days, nobody really wants to learn everything there is about a product like Google Tools And even if you did, who has the time to endlessly tinker and play with it until you figure everything out? You just want a book that will quickly show you how to do things with Google Tools, like perform power searches, find pictures with Google Images, find online bargains with Froogle, use the Google Toolbar, and discover the world with Google Earth Google Search and Tools in a Snap does just that Organized into a series of wellorganized, bite-sized, quickly accomplished tasks, the book lets you zero right in on the one particular task you want to accomplish, quickly figure out what to do, do it, and then get back to using the plethora of Google Tools Google™ Search and Tools in a Snap By Preston Gralla Publisher: Sams Pub Date: April 04, 2006 Print ISBN-10: 0-672-32869-0 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32869-5 Pages: 360 Table of Contents | Index Copyright About the Author Acknowledgments We Want to Hear from You! Reader Services Part I: Find Anything with Google Chapter 1 Start Here Why Use Google? How Google Works Why Use Google Tools? How to Download and Install Google Tools Sign Up and Manage Your Google Account Google and Your Privacy A Quick Tour of Google Chapter 2 Searching with Google Section 1 Perform a Basic Google Search Section 2 About Interpreting Google Results Section 3 Browse Through Search Results Section 4 Refine Your Search Section 5 Perform an Advanced Google Search Section 6 About Google Search Operators Section 7 About Power Searching Strategies Chapter 3 Finding Pictures with Google Images Section 8 About Finding Images with Image Search Section 9 Browse Through Image Search Results Section 10 Use the Image Viewer Interface Section 11 Perform an Advanced Image Search Section 12 About Images and Copyright Law Section 13 Use an Image As Your Desktop Wallpaper Chapter 4 Searching Discussion Boards with Google Groups Section 14 Browse Through Google Groups Section 15 Search Through Google Groups Section 16 About Tracking Your Favorite Topics Section 17 Participate in Google Group Discussions Section 18 Subscribe to Google Groups Section 19 Create Google Groups Alerts Section 20 Create Your Own Google Group Chapter 5 Specialized Google Searching Section 21 Find People with Google Section 22 Find Health Information with Google Section 23 Get Technical Support with Google Section 24 About Getting Travel Information with Google Section 25 About Google's Search-by-Number Feature Section 26 Get the News with Google News Section 27 Search Through Blogs with Google Section 28 Search Books with Google Book Search Section 29 Find Online Bargains with Froogle Section 30 About Translating Web Pages with Google Section 31 About Searching Google with Your Cell Phone Section 32 Search Through TV Shows with Google Video Section 33 About Other Google Specialized Searches Part II: Unleash the Power of Google's Special Tools Chapter 6 Searching Your Computer with Google Desktop Section 34 Search Your PC with Google Desktop Section 35 Browse Search Results Section 36 Use and Customize the Sidebar Section 37 Browse and Search with the Timeline Section 38 Search Outlook with Google Desktop Section 39 Set Indexing and Desktop Preferences Section 40 About Advanced Desktop Searching Chapter 7 Getting Maps and Directions with Google Local Section 41 Map a Location Section 42 Navigate Through Google Local Section 43 Find Local Information with Google Local Section 44 Get Directions to Anywhere with Google Local Section 45 About Satellite Photos Chapter 8 Create Your Own Google Home Page Section 46 About Google Personalized Home Section 47 Add News and Information to Google Personalized Home Section 48 Add Bookmarks and Your Search History to Google Personalized Home Section 49 Add RSS Feeds to Google Personalized Home Section 50 Reorganize Google Personalized Home Chapter 9 Googling Anywhere with the Google Toolbar Section 51 Use the Google Toolbar to Search from Anywhere Section 52 Block Pop-ups with the Pop-up Blocker Section 53 Fill out Web Forms with AutoFill Section 54 Dig Deeper on Any Web Page with AutoLink Section 55 About PageRank Section 56 Customize the Google Toolbar Chapter 10 Using Gmail, the Best Email on Earth Section 57 Set Up a Gmail Account Section 58 Compose and Send Mail Section 59 Read Mail and Attachments Section 60 Search Through Your Mail Section 61 Build an Address Book Section 62 Manage Your Mail with Labels and Filters Section 63 Use Gmail with Your Own Email Program Section 64 Get Mail Notifications with Gmail Notifier Section 65 About Gmail and Spam Section 66 Customize Gmail Section 67 About Gmail and Privacy Chapter 11 Discovering the World with Google Earth Section 68 Fly to a Location Section 69 Navigate Through Google Earth Section 70 Find Local Information with Google Earth Section 71 Use Google Earth to Get Directions Section 72 About Customizing Your View by Adding and Removing Layers Section 73 Save Your Favorite Locations Section 74 Change Google Earth Options Section 75 About Google Earth Plus and Google Earth Pro Chapter 12 Creating Your Own Blog with Google's Blogger Section 76 Create a Blogger Account Section 77 Create a Blog Entry Section 78 Create a Blogger Profile Section 79 Customize Your Blog Settings Section 80 Change Your Blog Template Section 81 Create a Site Feed Section 82 Power Up Your Blogging with Blogger Add-ins Section 83 About Advanced Blogger Features Chapter 13 Reading News, Blogs, and More with Google Reader Section 84 About Google Reader and RSS Feeds Section 85 Subscribe to Feeds Section 86 Read Your Feeds Section 87 Sort Your Feeds Section 88 Manage Your Subscriptions Chapter 14 Managing and Sharing Pictures with Google's Picasa Section 89 Organize Your Pictures Section 90 Touch up Photographs Section 91 Add Visual Effects and Captions Section 92 About Advanced Editing Tools Section 93 Share Pictures with Email Section 94 Create Slideshows Section 95 Print and Order Photos Section 96 Burn Photo CDs and DVDs Section 97 Make Posters and Collages Section 98 Create Screensavers and Windows Wallpaper Chapter 15 Chatting and Talking with Google Talk Section 99 Create a Google Talk Account Section 100 Add a Friend to Your Contacts Section 101 Send and Receive Instant Messages Section 102 Voice Chat with Others Section 103 Set Your Message Status Section 104 Protect Your Privacy Section 105 About Browsing and Reading Gmail from Google Talk Section 106 Set Google Talk Options Appendix A Google Tools and Services Google Search Operators Searching Strategies Search by Numbers Feature Key Terms Index Copyright Google™ Search and Tools in a Snap Copyright © 2006 by Sams Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions Nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2005934934 Printed in the United States of America First Printing: April 2006 09 08 07 06 4 Trademarks All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized Sams Publishing cannot attest to the accuracy of this information Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark Google is a trademark of Google, Inc Warning and Disclaimer Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied The information provided is on an "as is" basis The author and the publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book Bulk Sales Sams Publishing offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales For more information, please contact U.S Corporate and Government Sales 1-800-382-3419 corpsales@pearsontechgroup.com For sales outside the United States, please contact International Sales international@pearsoned.com Acquisitions Editor Betsy Brown Development Editor Alice Martina Smith Managing Editor Charlotte Clapp Project Editor Tonya Simpson Production Editor Heather Wilkins Indexer Erika Millen Proofreader Heather Waye Arle Technical Editor Greg Perry Publishing Coordinator Vanessa Evans Book Designer Gary Adair Dedication To Google users everywhere, whose thirst for truth and bizarre, little-known facts knows no bounds About the Author Preston Gralla has been using Google since the days when it was an obscure, little-known website that claimed to have better search tools than anyone else He quickly concluded that they were right Preston is a best-selling author of more than 30 books that have been translated into 20 languages, including How the Internet Works, How to Expand and Upgrade PCs, How Wireless Works, and many others A well-known technology guru, he has made many television and radio appearances including the CBS Early Show, CNN, MSNBC, and ABC World News Now He has also done occasional commentaries about technology for National Public Radio's All Things Considered Gralla has published articles about technology for many national newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News (for which he was a technology columnist), and PC Magazine He was the founding managing editor of PC Week and founding editor, editor, and editorial director of PC/Computing He also received the award for the Best Feature in a Computer Publication from the Computer Press Association Gralla is editor-in-chief of the Case Study Forum, which specializes in writing case studies for technology companies He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife Lydia, son Gabe, and daughter Mia, who occasionally visits from college subscribing to unsubscribing from Index [SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [Z] SafeSearch 2nd 3rd satellite photos, finding with Google Local saving blog settings Blogger profiles email favorite locations (Google Earth) images preferences Scan Always option (Picasa) Scan Once option (Picasa) Screensaver command (Create menu) Screensaver folder screensavers, creating search engines search history, adding to Personalized Home page search language, selecting search operators 2nd search results browsing 2nd Google Desktop interpreting Cached link Google search results News results Remove result link Similar pages link Search tab (Toolbar Options) search terms 2nd Search within results option (image searches) search-by-number feature 2nd searching Google [See also search results.] advanced searches Date option Domain option File Format option Language option Page-Specific Search options SafeSearch option search terms Usage Rights option algorithms basic searches I'm Feeling Lucky button preferences search terms blogs books 2nd by numbers email for health information for people for travel information Froogle 2nd 3rd Google Answers 2nd Google Catalogs Google Desktop cache Deskbar mode Desktop preferences Floating Deskbar mode indexing preferences search results, browsing searching hard drives with 2nd 3rd searching Outlook with Sidebar mode Sidebar, customizing Timeline Google Earth 2nd directions favorite locations flying to locations Google Earth Plus Google Earth Pro layers local searches navigating options tilting view zooming in/out Google Groups alerts archives browsing 2nd creating forwarding messages headers posting messages previewing messages printing messages replying to messages reporting abuse searching messages in subscribing to topic tracking favorite topics Google Local finding local information with getting directions with mapping locations navigating satellite photos Google News Google Toolbar basic searches browser compatibility customizing definition of displaying downloading links, creating with AutoLink pages, ranking with PageRank pop-ups, blocking web forms, filling out with AutoFill Google University Search Google Video Google Zeitgeist image searches basic searches Image Viewer images, sorting by size search results, browsing searching within results indexer main page operators Personalized Home Personalized Search Picasa captions collages, creating folders labels photo CDs/DVDs, burning pictures, browsing pictures, editing 2nd pictures, emailing pictures, organizing pictures, printing and ordering posters, creating screensavers, creating slideshows undoing changes visual effects wallpaper, creating query engine refining searches multiple search terms quotation marks searches within searches search operators search strategies search-by-number feature spider stop words strategies strategies for better searching technical support TV shows with cell phones sending email instant messages servers Set as Background command Set as Desktop command (Create menu) Settings dialog box (Google Talk) Audio tab Connection tab General tab Notifications tab sexual content, blocking 2nd shadows, adjusting SharpReader shopping Froogle 2nd Google Catalogs online pharmacies Sidebar (Google Desktop) signatures (email) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) slideshows, creating SMS, searching Google with SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) Soft Focus effect (Picasa) sorting Google Talk contacts images by size RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds spam filtering reporting email as spell checking email spiders SquareTrade ID program status, setting (Google Talk) stock ticker stop words straightening photos strategies for better searching 2nd subscribing to Google Groups RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds synonym operator 2nd Index [SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [Z] Talk [See Google Talk.] technical support templates (Blogger) changing 2nd choosing creating Terrain layer (Google Earth) tilde (~) 2nd tilting view (Google Earth) Timeline (Google Desktop) Toolbar basic searches browser compatibility customizing definition of displaying downloading installing links, creating with AutoLink pages, ranking with PageRank pop-ups, blocking web forms, filling out with AutoFill Toolbar Options dialog box Browsing tab More tab Search tab topics tracking touching up photos color temperature contrast/color cropping fill light 2nd highlights I'm Feeling Lucky button neutral color picker redeye shadows straightening undoing changes tracking favorite topics (Google Groups) translation web pages trash, moving email to travel information, finding TV shows, searching Index [SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [Z] unblocking Google Talk contacts undoing edits (Picasa) uniform resource locators (URLs) University Search unsubscribing from RSS (Really Simple Syndication) subscriptions URLs (uniform resource locators) Usage Rights option (advanced searches) Index [SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [Z] View options (Google Earth) viewing Blogger profiles visual effects (Picasa) voice chat (Google Talk) Index [SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [Z] wallpaper 2nd web forms, filling out with AutoFill web pages, translating web search features link web servers wildcard (*) 2nd wishlists with all of the words option (advanced searches) with at least one of the words option (advanced searches) with the exact phrase option (advanced searches) Withdraw Invitation option (Google Talk) without the words option (advanced searches) Word, Blogger for Word writing email 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Section 105 About Browsing and Reading Gmail from Google Talk Section 106 Set Google Talk Options Appendix A Google Tools and Services Google Search Operators Searching Strategies Search by Numbers Feature... Google and Your Privacy If people fear one thing about Google, it's that Google might invade their privacy in some way That's a natural fear As Google creates more and more services, it can gather an increasing amount of information about you... How Google Works Why Use Google Tools? How to Download and Install Google Tools Sign Up and Manage Your Google Account Google and Your Privacy A Quick Tour of Google Chapter 2 Searching with Google