Questions tagged [google]

Questions about Google web applications on a broad level. If you are talking about the web search application (www.google.com, www.google.es, www.google.com.mx, etc.) use the "google-search" tag instead.

General guidance

Use this tag if you're talking about Google web applications in general.

If your question is about the web search application (i.e. www.google.com, www.google.es, www.google.com.mx, etc.1, use the tag instead.


1: Google Supported Domains


Tags for specific Google web applications

For question about specific Google web applications use the corresponding tag:

There are a lot of tags that use "google" as part of their name like , the following do not:

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Tags for Google specific features related to web applications:

Searching for [google*]

If you write [google*] the search will become a list of the top 20 tags sorted by the number of questions, but there are many more tags.

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How can I add N more columns?

As of this writing, the default number of columns in Google Sheets is 29 columns. I need more than 29 columns. I would like to add N columns where N is something like 10 to 30 columns. My request is similar to the "add N more rows bottom" button at…
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Does Google Bookmarks show us how many total bookmarks we have?

Does Google Bookmarks show us how many total bookmarks we have? I've searched high and low for such a basic feature that I think it is really weird that there isn't such a feature!
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Is it possible to link my Gravatar to my Gmail/Google account?

Possible Duplicate: Is there a service for changing all my profile pictures at the same time? I want to be able to update my profile picture on all of my accounts simultaneously. The one thing that's not linked to my Gravatar is my Gmail/Google…
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What will Google do with my data?

When I give data like Email, documents or my search history to Google I trust that they will keep my data secure (from hackers, employees, foreign governments, etc.) keep it private only use it for its intended purpose make backups. Is there a…
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Google Docs doesn't do copy/paste and requires me to install Google Drive

Today I've got this message, when tried to copy data from my Google Docs spreadsheet: It says I can't use copy/paste if I don't install the Google Drive app. It seems this message is bound to context menu commands and I'm still able to copy data…
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How does Amazon know what I have been searching on Google?

I was just browsing at some products on Amazon, without being logged in to Amazon, and then I noticed at the bottom the 'Recent Searches' box - which showed searches I had made from Google and had never clicked through to Amazon for. Can someone…
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Is there a way to give Google storage to another user as a gift?

Google offers additional storage for its services (currently Gmail, Picasa Web, Google Docs). Is there a way to give this to another user as a gift? I.e. I'd like to pay for it for a year, enter the Gmail address and the other user should be…
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Why does GMail login go through youtube.com?

For a while I've noticed that Google logins (or, at least, GMail logins) always redirect through to "youtube.com" Is Google handling all logins from youtube.com? If so, why? (wasn't sure if I should post this on webapps or superuser, so feel free to…
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How to change links of the Google bar?

I'm using Chrome, and I want to change the links of the bar, but I don't know how. It could be a Greasemonkey script, but I don't know how to write it.
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Where to report Gmail problems?

my gmail address is acting really strangely, it doesn't receive emails from certain email addresses, even though some emails get through. I've checked filters, SPAM, all folders - no problem there. It really seems to be problem on Google's side. But…
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How can I get rid of the "+You" tab on every single page from Google?

I've just been forced to leave Google Plus and Google Profile. As such, I'd like to not have "+You" leading every single page from Google. Is there any way to do so without resorting on client side modifications?
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Choose which calendar event goes into using Google Calendar Quick Add

Is there any way to specify which calendar the event should be put in when adding an event using Quick Add in Google Calendar. The help article on the topic gives all sorts of advanced options, but I can't seem to find one to select which calendar…
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How does Bing know the terms that I had recently Googled in the past month?

After I typed "a" into Bing, a list of terms that I had recently queried in Google appeared in purple. How does Bing know what terms I recently Googled?
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How do I add a contact from within Gmail's contact interface to Google Plus circles?

I find it rather tedious to add a contact from within Google+ interface to a circle. I would rather add the contact from within the contacts section in Gmail. Is this possible? Better yet, can it automatically add/create contacts to circles in…
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Merging Conflicting Google Accounts

I believe the answer is no, but I think that just having the question out there may let the community work together to figure out what we can do to get what we are looking for done. My organization started using Google Apps for our internal email…
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