Google Tricks & Tips: 22nd Edition

Maps, photos, documents, video and more: this issue of Google Tricks & Tips brings a wide range of Google services together in one practical, illustrated guide. Its numbered walkthroughs make it easy to follow along as you explore features and settings across the apps you use every day.

From maps to the wider world

Start with Google Maps and Google Earth, including guidance on sharing or embedding a map and exploring additional map imagery. The issue also introduces Google Translate and Google Flights, giving the guide a useful reach beyond the desktop.

Make more of photos and video

Google Photos receives several sections on getting started, organizing albums, editing images, and creating collages and animations. Later, the focus shifts to YouTube, with walkthroughs for the app, video uploads and live streaming.

Everyday tools, explained step by step

Further chapters cover Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Drawings and Slides, along with templates and forms. There are also sections on restoring deleted Drive files, using Keep and Pay, exploring the Play Store, and creating a blog with Blogger. The range makes this a broad tour of Google’s app ecosystem rather than a guide to just one service.

A practical, visual reference

Instructions are organized into numbered steps and accompanied by screen illustrations, so readers can follow a task as they work. If you want a single issue to help you explore several Google tools at your own pace, this 22nd-edition guide offers plenty of places to begin.