You have been an active user of Facebook/Myspace, Google Wave promises you even more than these social medias. Google Wave is a real time communication platform and is the most anticipated product in Internet World. Google Wave as among most ambitious ideas by Google, promises to revolutionize the way you use Internet. One thing to note here is that like Gmail, Google Wave requires you to have invitation from one of its registered users and if you want I can help you with this. But what can you do with Google Wave is a different story, as Google is still enhancing its features. Here we are helping you with some of the basic features and commands that you will require to get started with Google Wave.
User Interface:
The first thing to know about is the general interface Google Wave provides. It comprises of four different boxes:
1. Inbox
2. Contacts
3. Navigation
4. Current Wave
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Inbox in the middle of the interface provided by Google is a bit different from usual email inbox. Its the one stop shop to filter the waves you have. The prominent difference here is the search box and search commands for navigation, some of the basic commands are provided below.
Contacts on the lower left corner of the interface are some what similar to the contacts in Gmail but are more prominent. You simply drag and drop them to add in your wave, so need to type usernames or emails ids. But keep in mind here you contacts must have Google Wave account to appear in you contact list, which will definitely grow with time.
Navigation provides you an exciting new experience of managing and navigating through different wave features. You got options like Active, By Me, History, Settings etc. Each of these filter through your inbox for the desired waves. You can also add custome search like waves that discuss your school or office. You are allowed to create your own personal folder and add waves to it by simple drag and drop option.
Wave Box This is the place on the right hand side where all the conversation takes place. Enjoy chit chat with your friends, share multimedia files and add participants. You are allowed some provides with some other features through Google Wave Gadgets and Extensions.
Starting a Wave/Conversation:
Its as easy to start a wave in Google Wave as One-Two-Three. The thing that appears to be difficult is the conversation features you got here. As you have Reply, Playback, Archive, Mute, Spam, and Read in the top bar. Playback is to allow you to join a already started conversation and to know how conversation transpired. You are allowed to edit the text of anyone in conversation by clicking the arrow facing downward. To stat a wave follow these steps
1. Click the button named "New Wave"
2. Drag and drop the friends, you want to invite in conversation, from your contact list.
3. Write messages and start conversation
Some Google Wave Commands:
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Search Commands:
1
is:read
is:unread
These commands allow you to find all of the waves you have or have not read.
2
is:mute
is:unmute
These commands allow you to find conversations you may have muted or unmuted.
3
title:(keyword)
This command helps you find waves with a specific word in their titles.
4
caption:(keyword)
This helps you find waves with a keyword in the captions of attached images and files.
5
from:(address)
This command will help you find waves from specific people. Similarly from:me finds waves from you. to:(address) finds waves where it's just you and the person you're searching for.
6
past:(date)
previous:(date)
after:(date)
before:(date)
These four commands help you search for waves in time periods, based on days, weeks, months, and years. Use "d" for day, "w" for week, "m" for month, and "y" for year. So, if you want to find something from before 3 months ago, you'd type "before:3m".
7
has()
The has command will search for whether a wave has an attachment, a document, an image, or even a gadget (has:image).
Navigation Commands:
1
Up/Down Arrows
As you might expect, use the arrows to navigate messages.
2
Tab/Shift-tab
Same functionality as the Up/Down arrows (outside of edit mode).
3
Home/End
Moves you to the first or last message.
4
Space
Go to next unread message (note: it doesn't have to be within the same wave).
5
Left/Right Arrows
Switch focus between digest panel and wave panel.
6
Page Up/Down
Currently doesn't work properly due to a bug.
7
Ctrl-Space
Marks all messages as read.
Message Commands:
1
Enter
Ctrl-R
Replies to messages. Your reply will appear just below the selected message. If it's the first reply, it will not be indented (but otherwise it will be).
2
Shift-Enter
Replies to messages at the end of a thread. Replies of this nature appear at the bottom with the same indentation in almost all cases.
3
Highlight Text + Enter
Creates an inline reply. Your reply will be indented inside the current message.
4
Ctrl-E
Edit a message
5
Ctrl-Enter (while editing)
Inserts an inline reply at the caret.
Here we have introduced you to some of the prominent features of Google Wave, there are a lot more including Google Maps. Also Google is continuously enhancing its features and seems Sky is the limit for Google. For more in depth information and features, Google the Google Wave.
Read more: [http://scitechie.com/11/how-to-use-google-wave/#ixzz0Y2byTDRT].
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