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