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Google Reader Help (Google Labs) ? Google Reader Help (Google Labs) Google Reader About Google Reader Frequently Asked Questions Why would I want to use Google Reader? How do I search for new content? What is my reading list? What are my subscriptions? How do I use labels and stars? How does sharing work? How do I get the source for what I'm reading? What are the keyboard shortcuts? How do I resize the item view? Why doesn't the entire story show up in the item view? Can I import an existing subscription list? What is a Google Account? What is a feed? What are RSS and Atom? What are Google Reader's system requirements? I have another question or comment. Where can I send feedback? About Google Reader Google Reader makes it easier to keep up with your ever-expanding reading list of content from across the web. You can: Automatically get the latest news and updates from your favorite sites. Sort your reading list based on what's most relevant to you. Organize what you read with labels and stars. Quickly share interesting items with friends via email or by blogging them, directly from Reader. Try it now to get a jump on your reading list. Frequently Asked Questions 1. Why would I want to use Google Reader? The amount of information on the web is rapidly increasing. Google Reader helps you keep up with it all by organizing and managing all the content you're interested in. Instead of continuously checking your favorite sites for updates, you can let Google Reader do it for you. From news sites to your friends' blogs, Google Reader helps you keep up-to-date with all the online information that matters most to you. 2. How do I search for new content? You can use the search box at the top of the screen to find new content. Enter a specific publication or author (e.g., New York Times or Dave Barry), or a topic or industry (e.g., gardening or nanotechnology), click "Search for new content" and you'll get back a list of relevant content from across the web. If you see something that interests you, simply click the "subscribe" button to add it to your reading list. You can also enter the website address (URL) for a specific RSS or Atom feed. Many websites have links to their feeds in their navigation menus. For example, the feed for the Google Blog is http://googleblog.blogspot.com/atom.xml. 3. What is my reading list? When you subscribe to content that you want to read on a regular basis, Google Reader will monitor that site for updates and add them to your reading list, which appears on the left side of the Google Reader screen. You can order your list by date or automatic sorting (also known as "auto") which prioritizes the items based on their importance to you. You can also choose whether or not you'd like things you've already read to stay in the reading list. Note: even if they're hidden in your reading list, you can always view items you've already read by clicking "Read items" at the top of the page. 4. What are my subscriptions? When you find content you want to read on a regular basis, you can subscribe to it, and Google Reader will monitor that website for updates and add them to your reading list. You can use the "Edit subscriptions" section to edit or add to your subscription list. You can also add labels or view a specific subscription to see all the items from that site. 5. How do I use labels and stars? You can use labels to group things you've read that are similar to each other. For example, you could create a label for sports-related items or for everything from your friends' blogs. To label an item, simply click the "edit" link next to "Your labels" at the bottom of the item view. Similarly, you can star an item by clicking the star next to it in the reading list. Click "Starred" at the top of the page to view all your starred items. You can also label entire subscriptions by opening "Edit subscriptions" at the top of the page and clicking the "edit" link next the subscription you want to label. Click the name of a label to view all the items with that label. 6. How does sharing work? Google Reader's sharing features let you share items you're labeling or starring with your friends. To enable sharing for one of your labels or your starred items, first click on the "Share" link above the reading window and then check the "Shared" checkbox next to a particular label. You're then shown two different ways you can share: Tell your friends. A unique URL is created that links to latest items with your shared label. You can post this link on the web or send it to your friends. When anyone clicks on this link, they are taken to a public version of Google Reader (no login required) that shows just the items with your shared label. If you have a Gmail account, you can click the "Send email" button to automatically compose an email with this link. Put a clip on your website or blog. A clip is a compact list of the latest headlines from items with a particular label that can be put on a website or blog. You can copy and paste the provided HTML code into your website or blog template and any visitor will then see the latest headlines from a label your sharing 7. How do I get the source for what I'm reading? Click the headline of any item to go directly to the website where the item came from. The headline appears in the item view on the right side of the page, just above the date or author name. 8. What are the keyboard shortcuts? Keyboard shortcuts save you time by helping you quickly explore your reading list without moving your hand back and forth between your keyboard and mouse. Here are the keyboard shortcuts for Google Reader: Keystroke Action Definition j next view the next item in your reading list k prev view the previous item n scan down scroll to the next item without viewing it p scan up scroll to the previous item without viewing it shift n page down scroll down by one screen of items shift p page up scroll up by one screen of items o or <Enter> view item view the selected item h top go to the top of your reading list r refresh refresh your reading list s star star the current item l label jump to the form for labeling the current item v show original open original item in a new window g then h home loads your home (reading list) items g then s starred loads your starred items g then u edit subscriptions loads your subscriptions and labels g then r read items loads your read items g then l label selector lets you type in a label and then loads it 9. How do I resize the item view? The item view automatically expands when you resize your browser window. If you expand your browser, the item view will adjust its size accordingly. Similarly, your reading list will get taller or shorter depending on the size of your browser window. 10. Why doesn't the entire story show up in the item view? Google Reader gathers up what the content owners and publishers provide. Some sites send out updates with entire stories; others give just a headline or brief summary of the story. If you want to see a story in its entirety, simply click on the headline and you'll go directly to the source website. 11. Can I import an existing subscription list? Yes, you can. Open "Edit subscriptions" at the top of the page and select "Import" from the drop-down box. You can then upload and import your subscription list as an OPML file. You can also export your Google Reader subscriptions list as an OPML file. 12. What is a Google Account? Use your Google Account email and password to sign in to Google Reader. Your Google Account gives you access to various Google services, including Google Reader, Google Groups, Google Alerts, Froogle Shopping List and your Personalized Homepage. If you've used any of those services before, you already have a Google Account. If you have a Gmail account, you can use your Gmail username and password to sign in. And if you don't yet have a Google Account, you can create one here. 13. What is a feed? Websites publish feeds with the latest updates to their sites so that, instead of visiting a website over and over for the latest news, you can use a reader (such as Google Reader) to keep track of updates for you. Your reader can take multiple feeds and display all that content the way you want it. 14. What are RSS and Atom? RSS and Atom are the two most popular types of feeds. Like most readers, Google Reader supports both formats. 15. What are Google Reader's system requirements? To take advantage of Google Reader's full functionality, make sure you're using one of these up-to-date browsers: IE 6 (download: Windows) Firefox 1.0+ (download: Windows Mac Linux) Safari 1.3+ (download: Mac) Netscape 7.2+ (download: Windows Mac Linux) Mozilla 1.7+ (download: Windows Mac Linux) 16. I have another question or comment. Where can I send feedback? If you didn't see your question here and you're still experiencing problems, or if you have any comments or feedback about Google Reader, you can ask a question or post a comment in the Google Reader Help Group. ?2009 Google - Google Home - About Google