10 Very Useful YouTube Tricks and Tips
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10 Very Useful YouTube Tricks and Tips
Here we will share some useful tips that will help you better utilize search and more hidden features that YouTube has to offer!
You will learn how to: Enhance sharing with YouTube, search more accurately and discover shortcuts as well as interesting features YouTube has to offer.
Enjoy!
1. Social + YouTube
Sharing: YouTube
You can share YouTube content across popular social networking sites.
As you upload, comment, favorite or like a video, these actions will be broadcast to your Facebook and Twitter accounts for your friends and followers to see.
To manage these options, click on your username at the top right of YouTube, then “Settings,” then “Sharing.”
As you upload, comment, favorite or like a video, these actions will be broadcast to your Facebook and Twitter accounts for your friends and followers to see.
To manage these options, click on your username at the top right of YouTube, then “Settings,” then “Sharing.”
2. Search In Different Languages
Search: Languages
YouTube offers an on-screen keyboard for foreign languages.
This is useful as it means anyone can look for specific foreign language content from any PC — regardless of the physical keyboard’s layout.
To type search queries in Arabic, Greek, Russian, Thai (and more) you need to first change your language settings to your preferred lingo.
Scroll right down to the bottom of the screen and click on the language drop-down menu.
Once you’ve selected a language with special characters, a little keyboard icon will appear in the YouTube search bar. Click it to get started.
This is useful as it means anyone can look for specific foreign language content from any PC — regardless of the physical keyboard’s layout.
To type search queries in Arabic, Greek, Russian, Thai (and more) you need to first change your language settings to your preferred lingo.
Scroll right down to the bottom of the screen and click on the language drop-down menu.
Once you’ve selected a language with special characters, a little keyboard icon will appear in the YouTube search bar. Click it to get started.
3. Change the Size and Resolution of YouTube Videos
Size and Resolution: YouTube
In addition to the “full screen” option, YouTube now offers a
viewing window that’s larger than the standard size, but does not fill
the screen.
If clips aren’t good enough resolution to look decent at full screen, or if you need to keep an eye on other windows or programs, you can select the mid-size viewing option on the bottom right of the video window.
Resolution can be adjusted by hitting the resolution count (360p, 480p, etc) also on the bottom right.
In addition, you can change your account settings to always play HD when switching to full screen. To set this up, go to “Playback Setup” under the “Settings” menu.
If clips aren’t good enough resolution to look decent at full screen, or if you need to keep an eye on other windows or programs, you can select the mid-size viewing option on the bottom right of the video window.
Resolution can be adjusted by hitting the resolution count (360p, 480p, etc) also on the bottom right.
In addition, you can change your account settings to always play HD when switching to full screen. To set this up, go to “Playback Setup” under the “Settings” menu.
4. Save and Watch Videos Later
Watch Later YouTube
If you think your job might be at risk if your boss catches you
watching one more kitty vid, you can save content to watch later.
You can find this option on the main YouTube site under the “Add to” icon just under the video window.
On embedded videos, the “Watch Later” button appears as a plus sign on the menu bar at the bottom.
To view your “Watch Later” list, select “Video Manager” from the menu that appears when you click on your username.
You can find this option on the main YouTube site under the “Add to” icon just under the video window.
On embedded videos, the “Watch Later” button appears as a plus sign on the menu bar at the bottom.
To view your “Watch Later” list, select “Video Manager” from the menu that appears when you click on your username.
5. Manage Your History
History YouTube
Whether you want to find a video you recently watched or delete
something you shouldn’t have, YouTube offers you “My Viewing History.”
You can find this under “Video Manager” once you click on your username icon at the top right of the screen.
From here, you can add them to your “Favorites,” your “Watch Later” list or your playlists, as well as delete videos you’ve watched.
You can find this under “Video Manager” once you click on your username icon at the top right of the screen.
From here, you can add them to your “Favorites,” your “Watch Later” list or your playlists, as well as delete videos you’ve watched.
6. YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Hotkeys
YouTube offers several useful keyboard shortcuts that are worth taking the time to get familiar with.
When you are watching a video, click on it and you can then use the spacebar as a pause/play button.
The left and right arrows work as rewind and fast forward shortcut keys, while the up and down arrows will control the volume.
Home and end are also handy shortcuts — home takes you back to the beginning of a video while end does the opposite.
YouTube’s “Leanback”
functionality was introduced to make it easier to browse content on
connected TVs, but there’s no reason you can’t use it on your computer.
When you are watching a video, click on it and you can then use the spacebar as a pause/play button.
The left and right arrows work as rewind and fast forward shortcut keys, while the up and down arrows will control the volume.
Home and end are also handy shortcuts — home takes you back to the beginning of a video while end does the opposite.
7. “Leanback” and Enjoy
Leanback on YouTube
You can seamlessly browse your playlists as well as recommendations
and featured videos. In addition, you can browse channels and enjoy
instant search.
The best thing of all is Leanback’s chic, dark looks — it’s a much better looking way of browsing than the traditional site.
The best thing of all is Leanback’s chic, dark looks — it’s a much better looking way of browsing than the traditional site.
8. Understand YouTube Search
Better Search
YouTube’s search operators are fairly straightforward, but it’s good to remind yourself of the key terms to use.
In addition to the usual “quotations marks” to search for a specific term, plus or minus signs to include or omit results and the use of “INTITLE:term” to ensure the word you’re looking for appears in the video’s title, there are some YouTube-specific terms to note.
Adding “HD” to your search query will return high-def results while “3D” does the same for three-dimensional content.
Typing “today,” “this week” or “this month” helps you narrow down more recent content.
Adding “channels” or “playlists” to your search query returns such results.
Finally, “long” and “short” looks for videos over 20 minutes and less than four minutes.
In addition to the usual “quotations marks” to search for a specific term, plus or minus signs to include or omit results and the use of “INTITLE:term” to ensure the word you’re looking for appears in the video’s title, there are some YouTube-specific terms to note.
Adding “HD” to your search query will return high-def results while “3D” does the same for three-dimensional content.
Typing “today,” “this week” or “this month” helps you narrow down more recent content.
Adding “channels” or “playlists” to your search query returns such results.
Finally, “long” and “short” looks for videos over 20 minutes and less than four minutes.
9. Customize Your Captions
YouTube Captions
If you use YouTube captions, did you know you can customize them?
You can change the default font, foreground and background colors and make them larger or smaller.
To change your captions settings when viewing a video, click on the “CC” icon, then choose “Settings.”
You can change the default font, foreground and background colors and make them larger or smaller.
To change your captions settings when viewing a video, click on the “CC” icon, then choose “Settings.”
10. Have Fun With “YouTube Slam”
Finally, we’ve a fun one for you. “YouTube Slam” is a YouTube
TestTube game that lets you rate similarly themed videos in a
hot-or-not style.
To get started, scroll down to the bottom of any YouTube page, click “Try something new!” and then select “YouTube Slam.”
You can now play “Comedy Slam,” “Bizarre Slam,” or our favorite — “Cute Slam.” Enjoy!
To get started, scroll down to the bottom of any YouTube page, click “Try something new!” and then select “YouTube Slam.”
You can now play “Comedy Slam,” “Bizarre Slam,” or our favorite — “Cute Slam.” Enjoy!
