Top 10 unknown Google Tricks

Below is a list of our top ten Google
tricks many people who use Google
don't know about.

Definitions

Pull up the definition of the word by typing define followed by the word you want the definition for. For
example, typing: define bravura
would display the definition of that
word.

Local search

Visit Google Local enter the area you
want to search and the keyword of
the place you want to find. For
example, typing: restaurant at the
above link would display local
restaurants.

Phone number lookup

Enter a full phone number with area
code to display the name and
address associated with that phone
number.

Find weather and movies

Type "weather" or "movies" followed
by a zip code or city and state to
display current weather conditions
or movie theaters in your area. For
example, typing weather 84101
gives you the current weather
conditions for Salt Lake City, UT and
the next four days. Typing movies
84101 would give you a link for
show times for movies in that area.

Track airline flight and
packages

Enter the airline and flight number
to display the status of an airline
flight and it's arrival time. For
example, type: delta 123 to display
this flight information if available.
Google can also give a direct link to
package tracking information if you
enter a UPS, FedEx or USPS tracking
number.

Translate

Translate text, a full web page, or
search by using the Google
Language Tools.

Pages linked to you

See what other web pages are
linking to your website or blog by
typing link: followed by your URL. For
example, typing link:http://
www.kashifguy2002.blogspot.com
displays all pages linking to
Computer Hope.

Find PDF results only

Add fileType: to your search to
display results that only match a
certain file type. For example, if you
wanted to display PDF results only
type: "dell xps" fileType:pdf --
this is a great way to find online
manuals.

Calculator

Use the Google Search engine as a
calculator by typing a math problem
in the search. For example, typing:
100 + 200 would display results as
300.

Stocks

Quickly get to a stock quote price,
chart, and related links by typing
the stock symbol in Google. For
example, typing: msft will display
the stock information for Microsoft.

Quickly increase and decrease the size of desktop icons

While on the Windows Vista or
higher Desktop hold down the Ctrl
key and scroll up and down using
the wheel on your mouse. While
scrolling up all the icons on the
desktop will increase in size and
while scrolling down all the icons
will decrease in size.

10 keyboard shortcut which are important

Using keyboard shortcuts can greatly
increase your productivity, reduce
repetitive strain, and help keep you
focused. For example, highlighting
text with the keyboard and pressing
Ctrl + C is much faster than taking
your hand from the keyboard,
highlighting the text using the
mouse, clicking copy from the file
menu, and then putting your hand
back in place on the keyboard.
Below are our top 10 keyboard
shortcuts we recommend everyone
memorize and use.

Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert

Copy the highlighted text or selected
item.

Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert

Paste the text or object that's in the
clipboard.

Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y

Undo any change. For example, if
you cut text, pressing this will undo
it. This can also often be pressed
multiple times to undo multiple
changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would
redo the undo.

Ctrl + F

Open the Find in any program. This
includes your Internet browser to
find text on the current page.

Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc

Quickly switch between open
programs moving forward.

Tip: Press Ctrl + Tab to switch
between tabs in a program.

Tip: Adding the Shift key to Alt +
Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move
backwards. For example, if you are
pressing Alt + Tab and pass the
program you want to switch to, press

Alt + Shift + Tab
to move backwards
to that program.

Tip: Windows Vista and 7 users can
also press the Windows Key + Tab to
switch through open programs in a
full screenshot of the Window.
Ctrl + Back space and Ctrl +
Left or Right arrow
Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete
a full word at a time instead of a
single character.
Holding down the Ctrl key while
pressing the left or right arrow will
move the cursor one word at a time
instead of one character at a time. If
you wanted to highlight one word at
a time you can hold down Ctrl +
Shift and then press the left or right
arrow key to move one word at a
time in that direction while
highlighting each word.

Ctrl + S

While working on a document or
other file in almost every program
pressing Ctrl + S will save that file.
This shortcut key should be used
frequently anytime you're working on
anything important.

Ctrl + Home or Ctrl + End

Move the cursor to the beginning or
end of a document.

Ctrl + P

Print the page being viewed. For
example, the document in Microsoft
Word or the web page in your
Internet browser.
Page Up, Space bar, and Page
Down
Pressing either the page up or page
down key will move that page one
page at a time in that direction.
When browsing the Internet
pressing the space bar will also
move the page down one page at a
time. If you press Shift and the
Space bar the page will go up a
page at a time.

Tip:
If you are using the space bar
to go down one page at a time press
the Shift key and space bar to go up
one page at a time.

Create a unique Facebook profile picture

At the top of your Facebook profile,
you'll see the five most recent
pictures containing a picture of you.
You can use this section of your
profile to make a more unique and
original profile picture by extending
the main profile picture into these
recent pictures. As can be seen in
the picture to the right, this profile
takes a larger image and spreads it
from the profile picture into the
recent pictures across the top.
This can be accomplished using the
free Pic Scatter online tool. With
this tool, you can upload any picture
and adjust the picture to be shown
in the profile section, the top five
images, and even the wall.

Notice;

When using this technique
any time you or a friend tags you in
a photo it will be posted in the top
section of your profile ruining this
effect. To keep this effect, hide any
new photo by clicking the x that
appears when hovering the mouse in
the top right-corner of the picture.