New: Know When Your Sent Emails Are Read!

Note: These shortcuts apply to the desktop version of Google+ only.

@John Doe or +John Doe ➜ (press @ or + to link to a person in a post or comment) but they must be a google plus member for this to work otherwise the hyperlink of their name just turns into plain text.

After you post, click the little drop-down arrow (▽) in the upper right of the post to disable comments or disable re-sharing (i.e., for things you don't want to spread beyond your specified audience).

Press “q” to go directly to the chat box

Press <Tab>, then <Enter> after writing a comment on a post to quickly submit it. (faster than clicking the Post Comment button every time)

Press <Tab> twice and then <Enter> to cancel writing a comment.

Press space to drop down a page. (Applies to all web pages)

Press <Shift>+space to move up a page. (Applies to all web pages)

If you want to post directly to specific friends, just type the first letter of their name, a drop-down list will appear, keep typing until you see their name, then select the name and click to send message or begin chat. Alternative quick step, if necessary, click to remove existing “addressees” (i.e. Public, Circles, etc) so that the post is addressed to no one. The in the message area using the + or @ technique described above, start typing their name until you see it, select it, and it will then be included in the message as well as the addressees.

While moving through posts using ‘j’ (next post) and ‘k’ (previous post), you can start a comment by pressing <enter>.

Use the mouse scroll wheel to navigate through photo slideshows