Google Plus Cheat Sheet to Get Things Done Quickly

Google Plus has taken the internet community by storm, and within a few days of its release, users and fans of the social network figured out how to get things done quickly. This Google Plus cheat sheet has been doing the rounds all over the internet, but if you still haven’t accessed it, here’s the list for you.

Google Plus Cheat Sheet to Get Things Done Quickly

Formatting in Google Plus

To	Action
Italic text	_ italic text _
Bold text	* bold text *
Strikethrough text	– strikethrough text –
Italic bold text	_*italic bold text*_

Shortcuts & Other Notes

To	Action
Link to a Google + member in a post or comment	Press @ or + to link to a person
Disable comments or re-sharing	After you post, click the inverted triangle (?) in the upper right of the post and select an option.
Go directly to the chat box	Press q
Post Comment	Press Tab+Enter to quick submit a comment.
Cancel writing a comment	Press Tab twice and then press Enter
Drop down a page	Press space
Move up a page	Press Shift+space
Post directly to specific friends	Type the first letter of their name, a drop-down list will appear with a name list. Select the desired name and click to send a message or start a chat. Alternatively, remove existing Circles name, Then, in the message area use the + or @ technique, type the desired name, select it, and it will then be included in the message as well as the addressees.
Navigate to the next post	Press j
Navigate to the previous post	Press k
Display a post with permalink	Click the timestamp on the post
Share a single photo from an album	Drag the photo to the sharebox in the upper right corner, next to the notifications indicator.
Change your profile image	If you have more than one profile image in your profile album, click the image to flip the image.
View a person’s profile	On the Circles page, double-click a person.
Shift through people	Right-click a circle and select View circle in tab; OR Hover over a circle and use the scroll wheel.
Maximum number of photos you can add in an album	1000
Maximum number of albums you can create	Unlimited
Navigate the notification dropdown pane	Press arrow keys or J, K and O
Upload several profile pictures	Click the Edit Profile link to add
Find friends you have missed	On the Circles page, click People who have added you. Go to Sort by and select Not yet in circles.
Add Photos	Go to the Photos pages, click Upload New Photos, and drag photos to add.

Thanks to Simon Lauststen, Bob Singletary and others who have helped in putting together sharing these hot tips and tricks. (Apologies if someone has been missed out in the credits).

You can find more awesome tricks, shortcuts, how-tos and add your contributions in this Google Docs location. Be sure to check it out and share what you know with other users as well.