Introductionto

 

Signing in is not required in order to: 

 Browse Watch videos

 Embed videos in other applications Share via social media

  

Signing in is required in order to… 

 Create playlists Favorite

 View watch history Email videos to others

 Upload videos Turn off popups

 Comment on videos

Getting StartedA Google account is required to create a YouTube account.

How To Find VideosFYI: YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine in the world!

 Tips for searching

 Don’t use full sentences: ex. “The best dog tricks ever.”

 Include all pertinent keywords: ex. “chevy cavalier 2001 replace brake pad”

 Utilize Boolean operators to find more (or less) results

What’s a Boolean Operator?Boolean Operators are simple words used as conjunctions to combine or exclude keywords

in a search, resulting in more focused and productive results.

Using FiltersFilters your results to fit dates, duration, rating, and more.

 

How to use search filters on different devices — via YouTube Answers Please Note: Some search filters may not be available on all YouTube mobile apps.

 Mobile browser (m.youtube.com): Tap the drop-down menu next to the search box YouTube for iOS: Tap the filter icon YouTube for Android: Tap the filters  at the top of the search screen results

SubscriptionsSubscribe to your favorite channels and receive updates whenever new videos are added.

 How to Subscribe

From a video: Click on the ‘Subscribe’ button located beneath the video.

From the Channel home page: Click on the ’Subscribe’ button located near the header.

Access your subscriptions and see how many new videos have been added by clicking on the YouTube Menu .

The YouTube Guide and Menu 

} View your channels, subscriptions, and history. Access videos that you have marked to ‘watch later’.

}}

Access and manipulate playlists that you’ve created.

Want to find a new channel or subscription? Click ‘browse channels’ to see recommendations based off of your viewing history.

Video Controls 

How much of the video has loadedManually move to

specific points in the video.

The Play button. Once pushed, it turns to for pausing.

 

Skip to the next video.

The length of the video and where you are in your viewing.

Volume control.

Add this video to ‘watch later’.

Turn on closed-captions.

Adjust settings for autoplay, annotations, or video quality.

Theatre mode: widens the video to fill the top of the screen.

Full-screen: fills the screen with the video. Hit the Esc

button to get out of full-screen.

Share

 Send the video to your social media account. Copy and paste the code to embed the video

into other projects. Send the video in an email.

Sharing and MoreReminder: many of these functions require that you sign in.

 

+ Add to:

Add videos to existing playlists or click ‘Create new playlist’ to start a new list.

Turning Off AdsNote: Not all adds are removable.

2nd Note: You must be signed in for this to work. 

Viewing YouTube in the Chrome Browser

1. Sign in to Google.

2. Go to the Chrome Store (type in Chrome Web Store in the search engine) and search for ‘Ad Block YouTube’.

3. Download a program. Ads will be blocked on YouTube as long as you are signed in.

More Tips

 Still getting commercials? Wait 5 seconds and click the ‘Skip Video’ button on the right side of the video to go to your chosen video.

 

 

 Try refreshing your browser at the beginning of the ad.

Mobile DevicesThe YouTube App acts differently than the desktop app. You must be signed in for the app to work correctly.

 Controls

Click the 3 lines in the top-left corner to access your settings and menu.

Search YouTube

Return to the previous page

Current Search

Return to the previous pageReturn to the previous page

View your results, channels, and playlists.

Click on the 3 dots beside a video to access more options

 

Watching a Mobile VideoThe YouTube App acts differently than the desktop app. You must be signed in for the app to work correctly.

 

Add to Playlist and share via social media with these controls.

Play and pause the video by touching the video directly.

Make the video full screen.

Rate a video with a thumbs up or thumbs down.

Tip

Get back to your results by dragging your finger from the top-left corner down to the bottom-right corner. Note: If you did not pause the video, it will continue to play in the bottom-right

corner of the screen.