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What’s new for the Toolbar 3.0 beta?

Google has added some useful new features include AutoLink, SpellCheck, WordTranslator, and customized searches.

The AutoLink feature adds links to the page you’re viewing if it recognizes certain types of information on the page. For example, the online review of a great new restaurant has the business address but no map. You could go to a map site and type in the restaurant’s street, city, and ZIP code — but why bother? Clicking the Toolbar’s AutoLink button will automatically link you to a map. AutoLink also recognizes package shipping numbers, car VIN numbers, and book ISBN numbers.

The SpellCheck feature will check the spelling of any text you type into a web form, such as web-based email. The “AutoFix” option lets you automatically check and correct all the text you’ve entered with one click.

The WordTranslator feature provides translations for English words as you hover over them. Not a native English speaker? Learning a new language? Don’t bother looking up words one by one — just hover your cursor over a word and the WordTranslator feature will tell you what it means in the language you’ve selected.

Customized searches allow you to search other sites from the Google Toolbar. For example, are you a news fan? Do you like to search the web for news? If so, you can create a Toolbar button to search www.clevelandpress.com. Currently, you can add customized searches to your Google Toolbar if you have customized searches configured for your Google Deskbar or Google Search Appliance.

More information about custom search toolbars and deskbars.

http://www.goebelgroup.com/html/goebeltoolbar.htm

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