Questions tagged [google]
Questions about Google web applications on a broad level. If you are talking about the web search application (www.google.com, www.google.es, www.google.com.mx, etc.) use the "google-search" tag instead.
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How do I make Google default English in Chrome?
If I go to Search Settings / Languages / select English / Save, it goes to English but then keeps switching to Slovak.
In my Cookies, I have 'Allow local data to be set' checked.
I'm in Ireland and ...
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Why is downloading videos from Picasa not supported?
I am considering using Picasa Web Albums as the main storage point for all my pictures and videos.
Strangely, Google has officially stated that It's not possible to download videos from Picasa Web ...
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How to contact Google support regarding the free products?
I want to add the holiday calendar from Switzerland to my calendar but it is not available (yet). So I wanted to contact Google if they are planning to add it. When I look for help I always end up in ...
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I can access anything but Google Analytics
I can go to any other website (Google or not), however I cannot access Google Analytics regardless of what account name I use. It redirects me to https://www.google.com/analytics/web/ which is a plain ...
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Google Apps Gmail missing import from other email service
My instance of Google Apps Gmail is missing import from other email service as shown in the screenshot below:
I was expecting what I get below with normal/personal Gmail:
Any clue?
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Does Google+ actually delete content I want deleted, or do they just hide it, like Facebook?
I always had a vague notion that when one deletes a post or comment in Facebook that they don't actually delete it. Instead, behind the scenes they simply mark it to not display.
This irked me mildly,...
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Where is the "download" button on Google Takeout?
I tried to download some of the stuff from Google Takeout, but after creating the archive, I don't see any download button. The following is a screen shot of the browser window.
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How do you stop Google from using your search preferences in their ads?
Google uses what I search for in the ads that it shows me on different websites, and I don't want that because it will tell people what I'm interested in.
How do I stop Google from doing that? Is ...
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Gmail/Google no longer has an "All Contacts" list?
Today I noticed that Gmail nor Google Contacts offers a way to list "All Contacts" any longer; my contacts are now split between the groups I made and "Other Contacts".
Is there any way to list all ...
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What does "additional archiving" and "message discovery" mean in Google Apps for Business?
I'm investigating email service alternatives for our non-IT company with 20 employees. The Google Apps for Business FAQ writes:
Google Apps for Business supports your business if you need ...
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What happens when you use your Google Account for Trello?
I can't seem to find an explanation or detail on what happens, what is synchronized, if, when you use Trello with a Gmail or Google account? Can you synch the Task list? Calendars? Emails? Where does ...
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What's the best way to "share" a Google contact? [duplicate]
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Is there a way to share/synchronize contacts between Google accounts?
I was wondering if there's any way for us to "share" a contact. Just like in Google Docs, I create a ...
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How do I search the Web for pages posted before a certain date? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Date criteria for Google search
How to do a Google search for webpages last updated within 2 years?
I'm looking for information on a certain topic, but there's been an ...
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Device-specific Google Contacts password without 2-step verification
I'm setting up a new phone to synchronize with my Google Contacts, Calendar and maybe Mail.
However, I feel very uncomfortable entering my central Google password into the phone. What happens if it's ...
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How do we delete all the bookmarks with label : MyBookmarkList
Google Bookmarks had recently merged all the bookmarks in lists as bookmarks with labels MyBookmarkList.
How do we search for (and delete) all bookmarks that have the label MyBookmarkList, yet have ...
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Retrieving past application specific passwords
I'm curious if there is a way to view past application specific passwords under Google's two factor authentication.
Otherwise I figure they were for one time use and you can just keep cranking out ...
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Implications of using Google to login to third-party websites
Nowadays a lot of websites (for instance CNET.COM and some forums) offer to login using your Google (Facebook, Yahoo etc) account instead of creating account on the website.
Can anyone explain what ...
Joe Schmoe
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How to add emails (but not users) to Google Apps shared Directory, preferrably by import
I have a Google Apps (free) account. I wish to add email and other contact information to the (shared) directory.
How do I do this one at a time? Right now the directory just has the users' emails.
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Is it possible to link my Gravatar to my Gmail/Google account? [duplicate]
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Is there a service for changing all my profile pictures at the same time?
I want to be able to update my profile picture on all of my accounts simultaneously. The one thing ...
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How to get rid of Google's language detection permanently? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I access google.com outside the US?
Using Chrome 15 on Windows (all tho' I've learned it doesn't matter what browser you use), when using a Google product it ...
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How do I get rid of the big blue bar at the top of Google?
How do I get rid of this big blue bar at the top of Google:
It is really annoying!
I am running Google Chrome on a Mac.
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How do we set refresh rate of Google Docs published document?
When I publish a Google Docs text file onto the web, it is set to update automatically every five minutes. I would like it to refresh itself more frequently.
I was wondering is there anyway to set it ...
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Can I make Google auto-focus the search field faster?
It used to be instant but it seems to take longer and longer to actually load the page to a point where the browser is ready to focus the search field so I can actually search.
Can I work around this?...
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How to make Google search not redirect [duplicate]
When I click an entry in the Google search results, it first queries Google server and then redirect to the page. For example, search foobar gives:
<a href="/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...
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Multiple admins for a Google+ brand page [duplicate]
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How do I grant permission to another user for my Google+ product / brand page?
Is there any way for a Google+ brand page to have more than one admin? I'm sure I can share the ...
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How to create a named Google profile?
According to Google Offers Named OpenIDs blog entry I should be able to create a named Google profile. However, going to http://www.google.com/profiles redirects me to my Google+ profile with 21 ...
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Can Google host my OpenID delegating page as MyOpenID does?
I'm using MyOpenID as OpenID provider and I forwarded *.openid.dobrogost.pl subdomains to myopenid.com (using DNS CNAME entry). This lets me use piotr.openid.dobrogost.pl as my OpenID because MyOpenID ...
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Relatively painless way to merge email and Google accounts?
I've got into a bit of a mess with my email situation, and am looking for a way to resolve this as painlessly as possible!
I have one Hotmail account, and three Google account. Just to complicate ...
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Sharing a "public link" to a table in Google Fusion
When I press the Grab Link button (beside Share button) in Fusion tables, it gives me a link.
http://screenshoot.me/nEAt0B
However when I give my friend that link, it says that he does not have ...
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How do we explicitly "save" in Google Docs word document?
Since I'm using Google Docs to save most of my files, I will visit it many times a day, sometimes to keep notes and stuff.
Usually my edits are quick 10-second edits, and whenever I edit a document ...
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Twitter picture blunder - A vs B
I hope someone here can help me with this.
I updated my twitter profile picture, it changed the picture fine. But my old tweets still appear with the old profile picture - how can I change it so all ...
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Merging Google account with Gmail to another Google account without Gmail
Let's say a user creates a Google account using johndoe@example.com
Soon after, the same user creates a new Google account, but instead of using the old email, creates a Gmail address. Now the user ...
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Searching for Google contacts not in Groups [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Google Contacts - how to see which contacts aren't in a group?
In Google Contacts, I've had Groups set up which look like this: All Contacts.. Family.. School.. Work.. etc....
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Is there a way to search for events with a equals-sign in Google Calendar?
I have events called "=====" (5 equals sign) in Google Calendar. I use it to mark stuff that I want to remember.
But I can't search through these events. If I use the Search function in Google ...
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Unauthenticated access to Google Docs and Calendar
Today, I tried a demo of Openbravo (web-based ERP) and on its main workspace there were two widgets Google Docs and Google Calendar and they both displayed my Docs and Calendar data from my Google ...
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Can Google Docs converted .ppt files be reverted
After uploading a .ppt file onto Google Docs (and converted),
How am I able to "unconvert" it (retrieve the original version) ?
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Google Reader auto-mark read possible? [closed]
I'm using Google Reader, there is a function that allows us to mark all as read which is really good, but
I was wondering is there anyway to Mark the RSS as read automatically when they come in?
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Why won't Google let me login to YouTube? [closed]
It's been a while since I logged into YouTube. I just reset my password, and tried to login with my old username and the password I just set. I received a message saying I had to login with my Google ...
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How can I get rid of the "+You" tab on every single page from Google?
I've just been forced to leave Google Plus and Google Profile. As such, I'd like to not have "+You" leading every single page from Google.
Is there any way to do so without resorting on client side ...
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Linking Google accounts after registration in Trello
Originally, I registered using my email address (@gmail). Now I would like to link that account to my Google authentication credentials. Is this possible? Or do I need to create a new Trello account ...
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Does Google Bookmarks show us how many total bookmarks we have?
Does Google Bookmarks show us how many total bookmarks we have?
I've searched high and low for such a basic feature that I think it is really weird that there isn't such a feature!
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Bing search extension (Google-like)
Is there in Bing (www.bing.com) anythink like Google searching extensions?
For example:
inurl:bing site:stackoverflow.com
will restrict searching through Google only for this (awesome, btw) website ...
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Why does Google think I'm in another city?
I work for a company that has offices in several cities. I moved recently, but I didn't change jobs; I just brought my computer with me to the new office. When I visit Google now, it still thinks I'm ...
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What is the solution for data recovery of Google Bookmarks?
In Google Contacts, we are able to do a restore of our contacts (data) in case we accidentally deleted all our data or something bad happens.
So I am assured that as long as I can login to Google ...
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Want to email file to a google app for others to access
Google Docs used to let you email docs to it. Now they turned that off. I need that feature to collect match score reports by email and allow all coaches to see all reports. The coaches are ...
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Make 'All Items' my default location in Google Docs
I'd like to make 'All Items' my default location when I load up Google Docs instead of 'Home'. Clicking to remove the 'Home' label or having to navigate to 'All Items' every single time I want to ...
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Sharing Gmail task lists
How do I share Gmail task lists? Not emailing task lists, but sharing them, like a Google Doc or Google calendar.
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How does Google Plus check if a profile name is correct?
Google used to suspend profiles for incorrect names. Though based on one's country of origin, there may be names that may not seem legitimate to english-speaking nations.
If they used to suspend on ...
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my google contacts do not have All Contacts
This is funny, people are claiming (http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google%20Mobile/thread?tid=04935f1855c27f2a&hl=en) that there is something called All Contacts group in Google Contacts.
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Feed my Google+ account from Twitter
Looking for a way to have Google+ automatically add my tweets to my Google+ timeline.
Currently, I'm setup so that:
Google Reader, Pandora Likes, Ping Likes feed into -> Twitter
And Twitter feeds ...
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