Contents

Introduction

1 Getting Started with Google+

Getting a Google Account

Creating a public profile

Touring the Google+ Stream

Editing Your Profile Page

Left column

Center column

Links

Finding People to Follow

Doing a native Google+ search

Googling for Google+

Searching third-party directories

2 Circles

Working with Circles

Finding people

Adding people to a circle

Removing people from a circle

Creating a custom circle

Managing Your Circles

Moving circles

Editing names and descriptions

Removing or moving people

Deleting circles

Getting Change Notifications

Sharing Your Circles

3 Dipping into the Stream

Sharing Overview

Text box

Post types

Setting Who You’re Sharing With

Interacting with Posts

Commenting on posts

Sharing posts

Using the Plus bar and +1 button

Taking other post actions

Navigating the Stream

Filters

Incoming

4 Hangouts

The Lowdown on Hangouts

Starting a Hangout

Hanging Out

Using hangout options

Adjusting hangout settings

Ending a hangout

5 Photos

Navigating the Photos Tab

Uploading Photos

Creating an Album

Viewing Albums

Setting album visibility

Viewing pictures in an album

Tagging Photos

Commenting on Photos

6 Search

Searching Google+

Saving Searches

7 Going Mobile

Google+ Mobile Apps

Android App

Stream

Photos

Circles

Profile

Hangouts

iPhone App

Messenger

Starting a conversation

Leaving a conversation

Muting a conversation

Sending photos

Adjusting settings

Mobile Web

8 Games

Touring the Games Tab

Playing

Sharing

9 Settings

Google+ Settings

Delivery preferences

Notifications

Google +1

Messenger

Photos

Data Liberation

Index