Google Tips & Tricks: Twenty-First Edition

Google’s services reach well beyond the search box. This twenty-first edition of Google Tips & Tricks gathers practical guidance for using familiar apps and tools across communication, organisation, research, travel and entertainment. The result is a broad, approachable tour of the Google ecosystem, arranged by the ways people use it day to day.

One guide, many Google services

Rather than focusing on a single app, the publication ranges across Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Drive, Google Photos, YouTube, Chrome, Google Scholar and more. Its themed sections help readers move from one kind of task to another, whether that means keeping email in order, finding information or working with online documents.

Make everyday tasks easier to manage

The contents include guidance on linking email accounts, organising a calendar, keeping notes, collaborating in Drive and using Assistant to stay on top of tasks. These practical subjects make the guide useful as a browseable reference: turn to the service or activity you want to understand, then explore the related tips.

Search, explore and discover

Google’s search tools and information services receive attention alongside Maps and Earth. The book also covers topics such as Google Trends, the News Archive and Google Scholar, giving the guide a research-minded strand as well as its everyday app advice.

From photos to video and travel

Other sections look at uploading and editing photos, sharing videos on YouTube, planning trips with Google Travel and exploring places with Maps and Earth. The variety is part of the appeal: this is an overview of connected services, not a deep technical manual for just one product.

A practical starting point for curious users

Compiled by Aiden Dalby and Briony Duguid, this 132-page edition is suited to readers who want an organised introduction to Google apps and services or a convenient refresher on tools they already use. Browse by topic, follow an area of interest and find a new way to put Google’s everyday tools to work.