Here are some Google+ basics you should learn:
1. Bold, italics, and strikethough.Google+, however, gifts you with three simple formatting tricks to add some flavor to your text.
simple formatting tricks: *bold*, _italics_, and -strikethrough-
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2.With this setting, you can let people e-mail you directly from your profile. Head to your profile, then select "Edit profile". Below your profile photo, you'll see a grayed out "Send an email". Click it, and check "Allow people to email me from a link on my profile". Then adjust the privacy settings below.
3.Quickly share post on Twitter and Facebook. Oh, the irony. To share a post with your Twitter or Facebook network, use the Extended Share for Google Plus Chrome extension. Upon installation, you'll see a new option ("Send to...") below each post in your stream.
4. Use permanent links: permanent links come in handy for sharing and cleaner viewing of single posts.
5. Edit photos. Here's a nice feature for any on-the-fly photo editing. Go to your photos (accessible via your profile), select a photo. Click "Actions" > Edit photo, and you'll be presented with numerous photo filters. Scroll through other photos in the album for successive editing.
6. Send a "direct message". To send a message to just one friend, tag them in the beginning of a post and let them know it's a private message. Then, comment on the post to start your own, private thread.
7. Tag friends in posts: To tag friends in posts, type "+" or "@" followed by their name. You'll see an autocomplete drop-down menu show up as you type their name,Your friend will be notified they've been tagged in a post, and post visibility will automatically be set to just that person.
1. Bold, italics, and strikethough.Google+, however, gifts you with three simple formatting tricks to add some flavor to your text.
simple formatting tricks: *bold*, _italics_, and -strikethrough-
screenshot:
2.With this setting, you can let people e-mail you directly from your profile. Head to your profile, then select "Edit profile". Below your profile photo, you'll see a grayed out "Send an email". Click it, and check "Allow people to email me from a link on my profile". Then adjust the privacy settings below.
3.Quickly share post on Twitter and Facebook. Oh, the irony. To share a post with your Twitter or Facebook network, use the Extended Share for Google Plus Chrome extension. Upon installation, you'll see a new option ("Send to...") below each post in your stream.
4. Use permanent links: permanent links come in handy for sharing and cleaner viewing of single posts.
5. Edit photos. Here's a nice feature for any on-the-fly photo editing. Go to your photos (accessible via your profile), select a photo. Click "Actions" > Edit photo, and you'll be presented with numerous photo filters. Scroll through other photos in the album for successive editing.
6. Send a "direct message". To send a message to just one friend, tag them in the beginning of a post and let them know it's a private message. Then, comment on the post to start your own, private thread.
7. Tag friends in posts: To tag friends in posts, type "+" or "@" followed by their name. You'll see an autocomplete drop-down menu show up as you type their name,Your friend will be notified they've been tagged in a post, and post visibility will automatically be set to just that person.