| Discover one of Google's little known | | | | tab at the top which says 'More' |
| shortcut buttons, that will allow you to | | | | |
| quickly browse through the pages of each | | | | 3. Under the sub headline 'Even More |
| search result. Saving you time and a whole | | | | Buttons'; you will see the option titled: |
| load of effort. | | | | 'Next & Previous'. Click on the box to the |
| | | | left of it, until the green tick is |
| When you use Google to find information, | | | | displayed. |
| wouldn't it be great if you could find a | | | | |
| faster way of wading through all those search | | | | 4. Click 'OK' to finish. |
| results? Well, now there's a way... | | | | |
| | | | Right, now when you look back at the Google |
| When you perform a search using Google, the | | | | toolbar in your browser, you will see the |
| web page results Google returns are usually | | | | 'Next and Previous' option being displayed. |
| pretty accurate. However, if you are | | | | Depending on your toolbar settings, you may |
| anything like me, you rarely find exactly | | | | or may not have the actual words displayed. |
| what you are looking for, from the very first | | | | If you haven't, look out for two arrows next |
| web page they offer you. | | | | to each other, one pointing to the left and |
| | | | the other to the right. They both also have a |
| For example: | | | | little eyeball graphic on top of them. |
| | | | |
| You might perform a search for 'vegetarian | | | | If you haven't just done a search using |
| recipes', and Google will return an accurate | | | | Google, these arrows will probably be 'greyed |
| search result, with the first entry being | | | | out', and not available to be clicked on. |
| highly relevant and containing information on | | | | |
| 'vegetarian recipes' | | | | Hop over to Google's home page, and do a |
| | | | quick search for something. Then click on |
| Unfortunately, the first site might not have | | | | the first search result in the normal |
| a recipe or contain the information you want, | | | | listings. |
| so you will then have to hit the 'back | | | | |
| button' in your browser, so that you can go | | | | As soon as you get transferred to the web |
| back to Google's search results, and click on | | | | page for the top listing, check out the 'Next |
| the next web page link to check that one out. | | | | and Previous' buttons on your toolbar. |
| | | | |
| If you use search engines to find information | | | | You should initially see that the 'right |
| quite often, I'm sure you are already used to | | | | arrow' has turned from grey to blue, |
| this tedious process by now. The thing is; | | | | indicating that you can now click on it. Try |
| there is a much faster way of viewing the web | | | | clicking on it, and you will now be |
| pages in Google's search results. Here's a | | | | transferred to the next listing in Google's |
| neat trick to help speed up your research... | | | | search results. |
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| Google's 'Next and Previous' Shortcut Buttons | | | | As soon as you reach the next website, you |
| | | | will then see that the 'left arrow' can now |
| The shortcut buttons I'm about to tell you | | | | be clicked on. By clicking on the left |
| about; are only available on Google's free | | | | arrow, you can now go straight back to the |
| toolbar. If you don't have the Google | | | | previous web page in the search results, |
| toolbar installed at the moment, you can | | | | without you having to hit your back button |
| download it from Google's site here: | | | | and go back to Google. |
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| Once you have installed the toolbar, open up | | | | Using the 'Next and Previous' shortcut |
| your browser and you will see it displayed | | | | buttons, you can flip back and forward |
| near the top of the page. | | | | between all the web pages listed, on Google's |
| | | | first page of search results. |
| 1. Click on the link or icon that says | | | | |
| 'Options' | | | | If you regularly use Google to look for |
| | | | information, I'm sure you'll find this a nice |
| 2. A pop up window will open. Click on the | | | | little time saver, as I do. |