Session 4

Using Google Products

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Objectives
At the end of this session, students will be able to:


Explain the method to download and install Google Chrome

Describe the procedure to open Web pages in Google Chrome

Explain the methods to modify settings in Google Chrome
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Explain the use of searching Books, Maps, and News on Google

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Using Google Products / Session 4 2
Introduction [1-2]
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Google Inc. is a multinational company based at the United States of America,
and provides several Internet-based products and services

The search engine by Google started as a research project by PhD. students
Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University in California, USA

A search engine accepts a search query from the user and searches the World
Wide Web for Web pages that match the query

The relevance of Web page to the search query is decided depending on its
popularity

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Introduction [2-2]
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Traditional search engines ranked the popularity of the Websites based on the
number of times the search terms appeared on the Web page
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Google developed an advanced method for ranking the popularity of
Websites and called it the PageRank algorithm

The PageRank algorithm ranks a Web page taking into consideration the
importance of a Web page, and not just how many times the search query
appears on it

This results in more relevant Web pages being returned as search results

As Google Inc. started growing, it offered several Internet-based products and
services

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Using Google Products / Session 4 4
Introducing Google Chrome [1-5]
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Is the latest generation of Web browser developed by Google Inc.
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Is popular mainly due to the simplicity of its interface and the speed of
displaying Web pages
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Has Google search built into the Address bar

Allows user to search directly from the Address bar of Google Chrome and
need not go to google.com to perform their search

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Introducing Google Chrome [2-5]
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The table lists the features of Google Chrome
Category Feature Description
Google Chrome enables a user to visit multiple Web
Tabbed Browsing pages simultaneously by opening each page in its own
tab.
Chrome automatically detects if a Website is not in
Built-in Translation user’s preferred language and offers to translate
Interface
them.
When users open a new tab, their favorite Websites
are displayed on the new tab page for quick access.
New Tab Page
Users need not type the address of their favorite
Websites every time they visit them.

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Introducing Google Chrome [3-5]
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The table lists the features of Google Chrome
Category Feature Description
Users can personalize the look of their Chrome browser by
Interface Themes installing their favorite themes available in the Chrome Web
Store.
Sandboxing is a term used to describe how Chrome makes
Web browsing more secure. It treats each Web page opened
in a new tab as a separate process. Each process is said to be
executed in a Sandbox. Due to this, if one Web page gets
Security Sandboxing stuck or freezes during processing, it can be closed separately
without affecting Web pages in any other tabs. It also
prevents a Web page from installing any malicious software
on the user’s computer or stealing user’s personal data.

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Introducing Google Chrome [4-5]
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The table lists the features of Google Chrome
Category Feature Description
Chrome prompts the user with a warning, if they visit a
Safe Browsing
Website which is suspected of malicious content.
Security
Chrome regularly checks for security updates and installs
Auto-updates
them without any action required by the user.
When users browse the Web in Incognito Mode, the history
Incognito of their visited Website is not recorded by Chrome. This is
Mode useful in a multi-user environment when users do not want
Privacy other users to see their browsing history.
Chrome provide options for deleting different types of user
Clearing
data recorded by the browser, including their browsing
Browsing Data
history, saved passwords, and saved form data.

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Introducing Google Chrome [5-5]
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The table lists the features of Google Chrome
Category Feature Description
Chrome allows user to install small applications (called
as Apps) for providing extended functionality, such as
Apps games, news feeds, and stock quotes. Chrome provides
a large collection of free apps on the Chrome Web
Additional
Store.
Functionality
Extensions are used to add more features to the
browser, such as currency conversion and session
Extensions
management. Chrome provides thousands of free
extensions on the Chrome Web Store.

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Using Google Products / Session 4 9
Downloading and Installing Google Chrome [1-4]
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To download and
install Google Chrome,
perform the following
steps:

Open Internet
Explorer
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Type
http://www.google
.com/chrome in
the Address bar

Press Enter

Click Download
Google Chrome to
display the Chrome
License Agreement Google Chrome Download Page
page

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Using Google Products / Session 4 10
Downloading and Installing Google Chrome [2-4]

Clear the Set Google
Chrome as my default
browser check box

Click Accept and
Install to display the
Application Run –
Security Warning
dialog box

Click Run to display
the Google Installer
dialog box with a
progress bar

Chrome License Agreement

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Downloading and Installing Google Chrome [3-4]

Click Choose under the required search engine to display the Google Chrome
First Run window

Selecting a Search Engine

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Downloading and Installing Google Chrome [4-4]

After Google Chrome is successfully installed, the first run window is displayed

Google Chrome First Run Window

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Opening a Page in a New Tab [1-4]

On clicking a link on the Web page, the linked page is displayed in the window
over the page on which link was displayed

There are situations where users might be required to view both the pages
simultaneously

Google Chrome provides the tabbed browsing feature that enables user to
view multiple Web pages simultaneously

Users open the linked Web page in a new tab

Following are the two ways to open a Web page in a new tab:

Open a new tab and access a Web page

Open a linked page in a new tab

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Using Google Products / Session 4 14
Opening a Page in a New Tab [2-4]
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To open a new tab and access a Web page, perform the following steps:


Click Start > All Programs > Google Chrome > Google Chrome

Click icon on the title bar to access multiple Web pages simultaneously
OR
Press CTRL + T to display the new tabbed page

Type the required address of the Website in the Address bar

Press Enter

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Opening a Page in a New Tab [3-4]
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An alternate method of opening a new tab is as follows :

Click icon to display the Chrome Settings menu

Select New tab

Settings Menu
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Opening a Page in a New Tab [4-4]
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To open a link in a new
tab, perform the
following steps:

Open Google
Chrome

Type the address of
a Website in the
Address bar

Press Enter

Right-click the
required hyperlink
to open in a new
tab to display the
context menu

Select Open link in
new tab Opening a Page in a New Tab

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Opening a Page in a New Window [1-2]

Users can view a Web page in a new tab as well as in a new window

When users have opened several tabs in the current window, they may want
to open an important Web page in a new window to focus only on that page

Following are the two ways to open a Web page:

Open a new window and access a Web page

Open a linked page in a new window

Keyboard shortcut for opening a new window is CTRL + N

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Using Google Products / Session 4 18
Opening a Page in a New Window [2-2]

To open a new window and access a Web page, perform the following steps:

Click Start > All Programs > Google Chrome > Google Chrome

Click icon on the right side above the vertical scrollbar to display the Chrome
Settings menu

Select New window from the Settings menu

Type the required address of the Website in the Address bar

Press Enter

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Using Google Products / Session 4 19
Changing Google Chrome Options [1-7]

It enables a user to control the security and privacy settings

It groups the options under the following three categories:

Basics

Personal Stuff

Under the Hood

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Changing Google Chrome Options [2-7]

To change Google
Chrome options,
perform the following
steps:

Open Google
Chrome

Click icon on right
side above the
vertical scrollbar to
display the Chrome
Settings menu

Select Options to
display the Basics
pane

Google Chrome Options - Basics

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Changing Google Chrome Options [3-7]
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On startup - users can control which pages to display when they open Google Chrome

Home page - users can set the home page for the browser, which will be opened when
they click the Home button

Toolbar - users can select the required options to display the Home button and the
Bookmarks bar

Search - users can change the default search engine

Default - users can set Google Chrome as the default Web browser


Select the required options

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Changing Google Chrome Options [4-7]

Click Personal Stuff in the left pane to display the Personal Stuff pane

Google Chrome Options – Personal Stuff

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Changing Google Chrome Options [5-7]
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In Passwords section, users can select if they want to be prompted by Chrome to save
password when they sign in to their account on a Website

In Autofill section, users can change the Autofill settings. Chrome saves the data
frequently typed in forms on the Websites

In Browsing data section, users can import browsing data and settings maintained by
other browsers

In Themes section, users can download and install a theme from the Chrome Web Store
to personalize the appearance of Chrome. Users can also reset to the default theme


Select the required options

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Using Google Products / Session 4 24
Changing Google Chrome Options [6-7]

Click Under the Hood in the left pane to display the Under The Hood pane

Google Chrome Options – Under the Hood

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Changing Google Chrome Options [7-7]
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Privacy - users can change how images, cookies, and pop-ups are handled under
content settings and can also clear any browsing data saved by Chrome

Translate - users can select if Chrome should prompt for an automatic translation, when
it detects a Web page not in user’s preferred language

Downloads - users can change the default download location and change auto-opening
settings


Select the required options

Close the options tab after all the options have been configured

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Introducing Google Products [1-2]

Google has developed several Internet-based products and services

These products are available over online, desktop, and mobile platforms

Most popular Google products are as follows:

Product Description
Blogger A free online blogging platform, which lets user share their stories and
ideas with the world.
Gmail A Web-based e-mail service provided by Google, which makes e-mail
easy and intuitive to use.
Picasa An Internet-based desktop, which enables user to edit and share photos
from their computers.
Google+ A social networking site which lets user group their friends, share
thoughts, links, photos, and videos with friends.

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Introducing Google Products [2-2]

The table lists the most popular Google products

Product Description
YouTube An online video-sharing Website, which lets user watch, upload, and share
videos from all over the world.
Books An online library which provides limited previews or full-text version of large
number of books on varied topics in a format readable on the Web.
Maps An online map service which enables user to view maps to a great level of
detail. It also provides direction to move between two places.
News An online news service that lets user search through thousands of news
stories from all around the world.

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Using Google Products / Session 4 28
Searching Books [1-7]
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Google Books

Is an online library

Allows user to search from a collection of millions of books

Provides a limited preview of several books and also provides full text of some of
the books

Allows registered Google users to save their favorite books in their personal library
through the My Library feature on Google Books

Provides direct links to buy these books from online bookstores like Amazon and
Barnes & Noble

Recently, Google introduced magazine search on Google Books

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Using Google Products / Session 4 29
Searching Books [2-7]

To search for books in
Google, perform the
following steps:

Open Google Chrome

Type
http://books.google.co
m in the Address bar to
display the Google
Books homepage

Press Enter

Type the name of the
topic or exact name of
the book in the
Researching a topic?
box

Google Books Homepage

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Searching Books [3-7]

Click Search Books to
return books matching
the search criteria

Click the required title
of the book from the
search results

Search Results on Google Books

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Searching Books [4-7]

Preview of a book in Google books is displayed in the right pane

Preview of a Book
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Searching Books [5-7]

Elements in the preview of a book are as follows:
Element Description
1 Zoom in and Zoom out.
2 Fullscreen View.
3 Index.
4 Navigation Controls.
5 Link and Feedback.
6 Links to buy the book on online bookstores.

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Searching Books [6-7]

Click Contents to navigate directly to a particular section or topic in the book

Table of Contents of a Book


Click Link to share the book via a direct hyperlink
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Searching Books [7-7]

Copy and paste the link from Paste link in email or IM field to share the link

Direct Hyperlink of a Book

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Searching Maps [1-5]

Google Maps is an online service that:

Allows user to view detailed maps from their Web browser

Provides driving directions between two places

Allows user to search for information about local businesses on Google Maps and
rate them for review

Enables registered Google users to create their customized personal maps

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Using Google Products / Session 4 36
Searching Maps [2-5]

To search a location on
Google Maps, perform the
following steps:

Open Google Chrome

Type http://maps.google.com
in the Address bar

Press Enter to display the
Google Maps homepage

Type the name of place or
business location to search in
the search box

Press Enter

Google Maps Homepage

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Searching Maps [3-5]

Click the + icon on the
navigation bar on the
map pane to zoom in to
get a closer view of the
area

Click the – icon on the
navigation bar on the
map pane to zoom out

Use the navigation
controls on navigation
bar to view the map of
near by areas

Click the required
labeled markers to view
more information
about the location
Displaying Map of an Area

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Searching Maps [4-5]

To search for directions
between two places using
Google maps, perform the
following steps:

Click Get Directions in
the left pane of the
Google Maps page to
display the two fields A
and B

Type the start location
in A box

Type the end location in
B box

Click Get Directions

Click a different route in
the left pane to display Directions on Google Maps
directions for that route

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Using Google Products / Session 4 39
Searching Maps [5-5]

Move the mouse over a
different route in the left
pane to compare two
routes (visually)

Click the icon next to the
A and B boxes to get
reverse directions

Click Add Destination in the
right pane to add another
location

Type the third location in C
box

Click Get Directions to get
directions from A to C via B Directions Between Three Locations

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Using Google Products / Session 4 40
Searching News [1-3]

Google News is a news aggregator which collects and presents articles from
different news Websites

It provides localized editions for more than 40 countries and in 19 different
languages

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Using Google Products / Session 4 41
Searching News [2-3]

To search news on Google
News, perform the
following steps:

Open Google Chrome

Type
http://news.google.com
in the Address bar

Press Enter

Click icon to display
related articles about a
particular story

Click icon to hide related
articles about a particular
story
Google Maps Homepage

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Using Google Products / Session 4 42
Searching News [3-3]

Click a particular topic or
category in the left pane

Click All News to display
text headlines (without
any images)

Click Headlines to display
the news stories in text
format

Click the U.S. edition to
display the news for a
different country

Select the required
country

Headlines View in Google News

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Using Google Products / Session 4 43
Summary [1-2]

Google Chrome is the latest generation Web browser developed by Google
and is popular for its simplicity, speed, and security.

Sandboxing is a feature of Google Chrome in which every Web page opened in
a new tab is treated as a separate process.

Sandboxing prevents Websites from installing any malicious software and also
prevents them from stealing any user data.

Users can personalize the look of their Google Chrome browser with the help
of themes.

Users can add more functionality and features to their Google Chrome
browser through apps and extensions.

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Summary [2-2]

Google Books is an online library which provides limited previews or full-text
versions of large number of books on varied topics in a format readable on
the Web.

Google Maps is an online map service that allows a user to view detailed
maps from their Web browser and also provides driving directions between
two places.

Google News is a news aggregator which collects and presents articles from
different news Websites.

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