Google+ Tips and Shortcuts

Don’t forget to customize your privacy settings for your profile. Click the gear in the top right corner.
You can receive text message notifications from Google+ by entering your mobile number into your delivery preferences in settings.
Mute post updates by clicking “mute this post” located in the bottom right corner of the post.
Add your Google+ profile like mine on the right >
Share gmail content to Google+ by clicking  “share” in the top right corner of gmail
You can drag and drop photos, videos or links into the share/update box
Smartphone apps are now available for Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows phones, and Symbian here

Formatting your post

Bold: enclose your content within asterix *example* = example
Strikethrough: enclose your content within hyphens -example- = example
Underline: enclose your content within underscores _example_ = example
Italicize: preface your content with an underscore, add an asterix afterwards _example* = example
Link to a name in an update: type the + symbol before typing a name and it will bring up listings to choose from

Keyboard Shortcuts

Scroll down stream = space bar
Scroll down one post = J
Scroll up stream = shift + space bar
Scroll up one post = K

Import your Facebook contacts to Google+

(requires a Yahoo account) by following these steps:

1. Go to Yahoo Mail Contacts
2. Click “Import your Contacts from other accounts to Yahoo!”
3. Select Facebook and allow permission
4. Click “View imported contacts”
5. Under Tools, select Export, then Yahoo CSV, type in captcha code and save the CSV file
6. Now go to Google+, to your Circles tab
7. Go to “find and invite” then “upload address book”
8. Locate your saved CSV file and click OK
9. The contacts will now appear and be available to add to circles