Learn More About Google+
Google+ is Google's social network. Like Facebook, Google+ allows you to share information with your friends, acquaintances, co-workers, classmates, and the world. Augustana uses Google Apps for our email, calendar, document sharing, and more - which means that Augustana users will now be able to create Google+ accounts with their Augustana email addresses.
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) about Google+
Google+ and Google Apps (our Augie email)
- What is the difference between using my Augustana email and my regular Gmail account?
- I still can't create a Google+ account. When will Google+ be available?
- What does Google have to say about
Sharing Information on Google +
General questions
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- How do I know if a business or celebrity page is real?
- Where can I find a list of known issues with Google+?
Circles
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- What are Circles?
- Who can see my circles?
- Who can see what I post?
- I see an option for "Your Circles". What does that mean?
- How do I enable or disable chat for people in certain circles?
Stream
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- What is the stream? What are the different sections for?
- How do I post/edit/delete my comments?
- How do I share content to my stream?
- What will show up in my stream?
- How do I mention someone in a post and what happens if I do it?
- How do I see who my friend/co-worker/etc. shared a post with?
- How do I see only the posts in my stream from people in a specific circle?
- Who can see what I post?
- How can I share someone's post? What if I don't want anyone to be able to share my post?
- What are Google+ Ripples? How do they help me know who my content is shared with?
- How can I watch YouTube videos within Google+?
My Profile
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- How do I set my profile picture?
- How do I edit my profile?
- How do I manage links in my profile?
- Which pages and profiles that I follow will show up on my profile? How can I make it so that they don't show up?
- How can I show/hide my profile tabs?
- How can I view how others see my profile?
- What can I do to make my profile easier to find?
+1's
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- What is the +1 button?
- Can you tell me more about the +1 button within Google+?
- How do I share my +1's on Google+?
- Where do my +1's appear?
- Will people I know (or don't know) see things I +1'ed on the web?
- How do my social connections effect the +1s that I see and effect who sees my +1's?
- What about +1's on non-Google sites?
- How do I manage (see/delete) all of my +1's?
Chat
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- What are the differences between Google+ chat and chat in other Google products?
- What is the chat list? How do I add people to chat? (i.e. Google chat basics)
- How do I block people from chatting with me?
- How do I enable or disable chat for people in certain circles?
- What is chatting off the record and how do I do it?
- I'm still having trouble with chat. How can I find more information from Google to help me?
Hangouts
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- What are Hangouts?
- How can I block people in a hangout? How does this work? What should I consider before I block someone?
- How can I watch a YouTube video with my friends in a hangout?
- What are hangouts on air? How can I participate?
- Can I share my screen in a hangout? How?
- I'm having Audio/Video issues. What do I do?
- The plug-in won't install. What do I do?
- How do I report my problem to Google?
Prepare to Hangout:
- What do I need to know before I hangout?
- What technology do I need or need to set up before I hangout?
- How can I check my hangout settings?
- What are the system requirements for Google+ hangouts?
- What are the limits to Google+ hangouts?
Start or Join a Hangout:
- How can I start a hangout?
- How can I join a hangout?
- Who is allowed to join or invite others to join a hangout? (for more info, click here)
- Who knows that I'm hanging out? How will they know that they are invited?
Adjust Your Settings:
- Where are my hangout settings? How can I change them?
- How can I mute my microphone so that the people in the hangout can't hear me?
- How can I "mute" my video so that the people in the hangout can't see me?
Photos and Videos
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- How do I add and share photos and videos?
- Who can see my albums?
- What is instant upload? How can I use it to upload photos from my phone?
- Can I edit my photos? How?
- How do I manage (edit/rename/delete/etc.) my albums?
- How can I reshare someone else's pictures? How can I protect my pictures from being reshared?
- How can I tag people in photos?
- How can I approve or remove tags on pictures of me?
- I want to share my photos with someone who does not have Google+. How can I do this?
- What is the Lightbox view? How do I use it?
- How are Google+ and Picasa connected?
Search
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- How do I search in Google+?
- Which posts can be found in a Google+ search?
- Can I filter which type of content that I want to find in a search? How?
- How do I save a Google+ search?
Accounts and Settings
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- I already have a Google+ account. Is there a way to easily switch between the two?
- Can you tell me a bit more about Google+ settings?
- How do I change my default language? (Note: If you change your language, the language of your settings will also change. Make sure you know at least enough about the language you choose to be able to get back to English.)
- How can I backup my data?
- How do I make sure that I can log into my Google+ account even if I don't remember my password?
- How do I get rid of my Google+ account?
- How do I add another email address to my account?
Notifications
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- What are Google+ notifications?
- How do I change my notification settings?
- Can you tell me about notifications and the Google bar?
- How can I choose who can send me notifications?
- What do I do if I receive an email notification?
- How can I sort my notifications?
- How do I get SMS (text) notifications?
- What are notifications about?
Privacy
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- What is the Google privacy policy?
- What of my information can be accessed in Google+ games?
- The +1 button seems to encroach on my privacy. What limits has Google put on the information that is tracked/shared with the +1 button?
- How can I block someone? What does blocking someone do?
- I don't want to block someone, but I'd like to get less information from him or her. How can I do this?
Mobile
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- What options are there for Google+ mobile?
- I have an Android device. Where can I find more information?
- I have an iOS device (iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone). Where can I find more information?
- I don't have an Android or iOS device. Where can I find more information?
