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IV. Gmail
by Rael Dornfest, Sarah Milstein, Matthew MacDonald, J.D. Biersdorfer
Google: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition
The Missing Credits
About the Authors
About the Creative Team
Acknowledgements
The Missing Manual Series
Introduction
A Little History
How the Web Was Won: Google’s Technology
How the Ranking Works
Comparing Google with Other Searches
About This Book
About the Outline
The Very Basics
About → These → Arrows
Late-Breaking News
About MissingManuals.com
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I. Searching with Google
1. Google 101
1.1. The Heart of Google: Basic Text Searches
1.2. How to Get More out of Google
1.2.1. Getting Specific
1.2.2. To Quote a Phrase
1.2.3. Searching Within Your Results
1.2.4. And vs. Or
1.2.5. Just Say No
1.2.6. Just Say Yes
1.2.7. Getting Lucky
1.3. Two Important Google Quirks
1.3.1. Wildcards
1.3.2. The Ten-Word Limit
1.3.2.1. Obscurity rules
1.3.2.2. Playing the wildcard
1.4. Interpreting Your Results
1.4.1. Your Actual Results
1.4.1.1. Page title
1.4.1.2. Text from the site
1.4.1.3. URL
1.4.1.4. Size
1.4.1.5. Date
1.4.1.6. Cached
1.4.1.7. Similar pages
1.4.1.8. Indented results
1.4.1.9. File format
1.4.2. The Things You Didn’t Ask For
1.4.2.1. The summary bar
1.4.2.2. Sponsored Links
1.4.2.3. Other things that can show up: news links and spelling suggestions
1.4.3. The Stuff at the Bottom of the Results Page
1.5. When Not to Use Google
1.6. Nine Very Cool Google Tricks
1.6.1. Definitions
1.6.2. Calculator
1.6.3. Phonebook
1.6.4. Street Maps
1.6.5. Stock Quotes
1.6.6. Patents, Tracking IDs, and Other Numeric Goodies
1.6.7. Weather
1.6.8. Q&A
1.6.9. Movies
1.7. A Final Tip: Googling Google
2. Superior Searching
2.1. Have It Your Way: Setting Preferences
2.1.1. Interface Language
2.1.2. Search Language
2.1.3. SafeSearch Filtering
2.1.4. Number of Results
2.1.5. Results Window
2.2. Advanced Search
2.2.1. Refining Your Search
2.2.1.1. Query words
2.2.1.2. Language
2.2.1.3. File Format
2.2.1.4. Date
2.2.1.5. Specifying where on a page to search
2.2.1.6. Domain
2.2.1.7. SafeSearch
2.2.2. Page-Specific Search
2.2.2.1. Similar
2.2.2.2. Links
2.2.3. Topic-Specific Searches
2.3. Advanced Search on Steroids
2.4. Searching by Language and Country
2.5. Searching by Town
2.6. Getting Fancy with Syntax
2.6.1. Searching Titles
2.6.2. Searching Text
2.6.3. Searching Anchors
2.6.4. Searching Within Sites and Domains
2.6.5. Searching URLs
2.6.6. Who Links to Whom?
2.6.7. Caching Up
2.6.8. Daterange
2.6.9. Searching by File Type
2.6.10. Searching for Related Content
2.6.11. Synonyms
2.6.12. Most of the Kit and Caboodle
2.7. Mixing Syntax
2.7.1. How Not to Mix Syntax
2.7.1.1. Canceling yourself out
2.7.1.2. Doubling up
2.7.1.3. Getting carried away
2.7.2. How to Mix Syntax Correctly
2.8. Anatomy of a Google URL
2.8.1. Changing the Number of Results
2.8.2. Changing the Interface Language
2.8.3. Two More URL Tricks
II. Google Tools
3. Googling Further: Images, News, Maps, and More
3.1. Google Images
3.1.1. Searching for Images
3.1.1.1. Advanced Image Search
3.1.2. Reading Your Images Results
3.2. Google News
3.2.1. Searching Google News
3.2.1.1. Advanced News Search
3.2.2. Browsing Google News
3.2.3. Customizing Google News
3.2.3.1. Adding your own news sections
3.2.4. Getting the News Delivered
3.3. Google Maps
3.3.1. Using Google Maps
3.3.1.1. Satellite view
3.3.2. Getting Directions
3.3.3. Using Local Search and Maps Together
3.4. Google Directory
3.4.1. When to Use the Directory
3.4.2. Browsing the Directory
3.4.3. Searching the Directory
3.5. Google Print
3.5.1. Searching for Books
4. Googling with Others: Groups and Answers
4.1. Google Groups
4.1.1. When to Use Google Groups
4.1.2. How Google Groups Are Organized
4.1.3. How the Usenet Groups Are Organized
4.1.4. Navigating Google Groups
4.1.4.1. Browsing
4.1.4.2. Searching
4.1.4.3. Refining your search
4.1.4.4. Advanced Groups search
4.1.5. Posting Messages in Google Groups
4.1.6. How to Create a Google Group
4.2. Google Answers
4.2.1. When to Use Google Answers
4.2.2. Before You Ask a Question
4.2.2.1. Searching Google Answers
4.2.2.2. Browsing Google Answers
4.2.3. Asking a Question
4.2.4. While You Wait
4.2.5. Getting an Answer
4.2.5.1. Perfection
4.2.5.2. You need to clarify things
4.2.5.3. The researcher needs to clarify things
4.2.5.4. You’re not satisfied
4.2.5.5. People answer your question by posting comments
4.2.5.6. Nothing happens
4.2.6. Changing Your Account Settings
5. Shopping with Google
5.1. When to Use Froogle
5.2. Finding Stuff with Froogle
5.2.1. Searching
5.2.2. Advanced Froogle Search
5.2.3. Shopping Lists
5.2.3.1. Froogle Wish Lists
6. The Google Toolbar
6.1. The Google Toolbar: Search Faster
6.1.1. Installing the Google Toolbar
6.1.2. Working with the Search Box
6.1.3. The Two Toolbar Buttons You Can’t Get Rid Of
6.1.3.1. Search
6.1.3.2. Google menu
6.1.4. The Optional Toolbar Buttons
6.1.4.1. Search Site
6.1.4.2. I’m Feeling Lucky
6.1.4.3. Search Images, Search Groups, Search Directory, and Search Froogle
6.1.4.4. Next and Previous results
6.1.4.5. News
6.1.4.6. PageRank
6.1.4.7. Page Info menu
6.1.4.8. Pop-up blocker
6.1.4.9. SpellCheck
6.1.4.10. AutoLink
6.1.4.11. AutoFill
6.1.4.12. Voting
6.1.4.13. BlogThis!
6.1.4.14. Options
6.1.4.15. Up
6.1.4.16. Highlight
6.1.4.17. Word Find
6.1.4.18. Search by Country
6.1.4.19. WordTranslator
6.2. Other Browsers with Google Features
6.2.1. Safari
6.2.1.1. Two additional Safari features
6.2.2. Mozilla, Firefox, and Netscape
6.2.2.1. Mozilla vs. Netscape
6.2.2.2. Firefox
6.2.2.3. The Googlebar
6.2.3. Two More Browsers Worth Mentioning
6.2.3.1. OmniWeb
6.2.3.2. Opera
7. More Cool Google Tools
7.1. Alternative Search Boxes
7.1.1. Browser Buttons
7.1.2. Search Sidebars
7.1.2.1. Internet Explorer for Windows
7.1.2.2. Internet Explorer for Macintosh
7.1.2.3. Netscape and Mozilla (Mac, Windows, and Linux)
7.1.3. Searching from the Address Bar
7.1.3.1. Internet Explorer for Windows
7.1.3.2. Netscape and Mozilla (Mac, Windows, and Linux)
7.2. Bookmarklets
7.3. Google Desktop Search
7.3.1. Installing Google Desktop Search
7.3.2. Using Google Desktop Search
7.3.2.1. Setting the Desktop Search Preferences
7.3.2.2. A few words about privacy
7.3.3. Disabling Google Desktop Search
7.4. Google Deskbar
7.4.1. Installing the Deskbar
7.4.2. Searching via the Deskbar
7.4.3. Customizing the Deskbar
7.5. Experimental Google Tools
7.5.1. Personalized Search
7.5.2. Personalize Your Homepage
7.5.3. My Search History
7.5.3.1. Using your search history
7.5.3.2. Removing specific searches from the history
7.5.4. Google Suggest
7.5.5. Google Video
7.5.5.1. Using Google Video
7.5.5.2. Watching via your Web browser
7.5.5.3. Watching with the Google Video Player
7.5.5.4. Watching Google Video on portable devices
7.5.5.5. Uploading your own video
7.5.6. Google Web Accelerator
7.5.6.1. Running Google Web Accelerator
7.5.7. Google Sets
7.6. Google Wireless
7.6.1. Can Your Device Get Online?
7.6.2. Is Your Device Actually Online?
7.6.3. Googling on the Fly
7.6.3.1. Googling by PDA, Hiptop, or Smartphone
7.6.3.2. Googling by mobile phone
7.6.3.3. WAP surfing
7.6.3.4. WAP Search Options
7.6.4. Google Mobile Local Search
7.6.5. Froogle on the Road
7.7. Google SMS
7.7.1. Sending Out an SMS
7.7.1.1. Driving directions
7.7.1.2. Movie listings
7.7.1.3. Weather forecasts
7.7.1.4. Local business listings
7.7.1.5. Q&Amp;A
7.7.1.6. Product prices
7.7.1.7. Phone book listings
7.7.1.8. Definitions
III. Google for Webmasters
8. Becoming a Search Result
8.1. Getting Your Site Ready for Google
8.1.1. The Fundamental Steps
8.1.1.1. Don’t hide indoors
8.1.1.2. Appear stable
8.1.1.3. Provide a clear path into your site
8.1.1.4. Identify yourself clearly and concisely
8.1.1.5. Don’t fence yourself in with an overabundance of frames
8.1.1.6. Find and fix broken links
8.1.1.7. Let Google in
8.2. Getting Google’s Attention
8.2.1. Introduce Yourself to Google
8.2.2. Link Up I
8.2.3. Link Up II
8.3. Does Google Know You’re There?
8.4. Rising in Google Results
8.5. Getting Rid of Google
8.5.1. Hiding from the Whole World
8.5.2. Hiding from Google
8.5.3. Removing Yourself from Google
8.6. Adding Google Searches to Your Site
8.6.1. Adding a Box for Searching the Web
8.6.2. Adding a Box for Searching Your Site
8.6.2.1. Customizing the SiteSearch box
9. Making Money with Google
9.1. Google AdSense
9.1.1. Signing Up for Google AdSense
9.1.2. Logging in to Your AdSense Account
9.1.3. Building Your AdSense Ads and Adding Them to Your Pages
9.1.4. Adding a Google Search Box to Your Pages
9.1.5. Getting Paid
9.1.6. Monitoring Your Performance
9.1.6.1. Advanced performance report
9.1.6.2. Payment History
9.1.7. Honing Your Ads
9.1.8. Referrals
9.1.9. Getting Help
9.2. Google AdWords
9.2.1. Understanding AdWords Terminology
9.2.2. Understanding the Costs
9.2.3. Before You Sign Up
9.2.3.1. Is it necessary?
9.2.3.2. Is it worthwhile?
9.2.3.3. The market research
9.2.4. A Few Final Words of Warning
9.2.5. Signing Up
9.2.6. Managing AdWords
9.2.6.1. Managing your Ad Groups
9.2.6.2. Managing your ads and keywords
9.2.7. Reporting
9.2.8. Billing
9.2.9. Getting Help
10. Google Analytics
10.1. How Google Analytics Works
10.2. Setting Up Google Analytics
10.2.1. Signing Up
10.2.2. Setting Up Your Site for Tracking
10.3. A Snapshot of Your Web Traffic
10.3.1. The Executive Overview
10.3.1.1. Visits and Pageviews
10.3.1.2. Geo Map Overlay
10.3.1.3. Visits by New and Returning
10.3.1.4. Visits by Source
10.3.2. Changing the Date Range
10.3.3. Exporting the Data
10.3.4. Printing a Report
10.4. Assessing Your Site
10.4.1. Your Most (and Least) Popular Pages
10.4.2. More Content Performance Reports
10.4.3. Fine-Tuning a Chart
10.4.4. Drill-Down Analysis
10.5. Goal Tracking
10.5.1. Creating a Goal
10.5.2. Reporting with Goals
10.6. Understanding Your Visitors
10.6.1. Where They Live and Who They Are
10.6.2. New and Returning Visitors
10.6.3. Browser Capabilities
IV. Gmail
11. Gmail
11.1. Welcome to Gmail
11.1.1. Getting a Gmail Account
11.1.2. A Peek in the Gmail Window
11.2. Composing and Sending Messages
11.2.1. Formatting a Message with Rich Text
11.2.2. Adding File Attachments to Messages
11.2.3. Using Picasa to Send Photos by Gmail
11.2.4. Creating a Signature File
11.2.5. Receiving and Reading Gmail
11.2.6. Checking Your Gmail
11.2.7. Reading Your Gmail Messages
11.2.7.1. Conversation View
11.2.7.2. Replying to messages, forwarding messages, and more options
11.2.7.3. Downloading file attachments
11.2.8. Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam
11.3. Gmail Mailbox Management
11.3.1. Archiving Messages
11.3.2. Taking Actions with Messages
11.3.3. Creating and Applying Message Labels
11.3.4. Mail Filters
11.3.5. Googling Your Gmail
11.3.5.1. Power searching
11.3.6. Deleting Messages Forever
11.3.7. Printing Messages
11.4. The Contacts List
11.4.1. Manually Adding Contacts to Gmail
11.4.2. Importing Contacts from Other Mail Programs
11.4.2.1. Adding contacts from Eudora, Outlook, and Outlook Express
11.4.2.2. Adding contacts from Yahoo Mail
11.4.2.3. Adding contacts from Hotmail
11.4.2.4. Adding contacts from AOL
11.4.3. Troubleshooting Importing Errors with Contacts
11.4.4. Editing and Deleting Gmail Contacts
11.5. Adjusting Your Account Settings
11.5.1. Mail Settings
11.5.2. Labels
11.5.3. Filters
11.5.4. Forwarding and POP
11.5.5. Account Settings
11.6. Other Cool Gmail Tricks
11.6.1. Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts
11.6.2. Turning Gmail into a Web-Based File Server
11.7. Three Other Ways of Reading Gmail
11.7.1. Using Gmail with a Different Mail Program
11.7.2. Auto-Forwarding Gmail Messages
11.7.3. Using Gmail with a News Reader
V. Appendix
A. The Google Wide Web
A.1. Sites That Use Google
A.2. Sites That Discuss Google
A.3. Google on Google
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