ASK CAPPIE THE COMPUTER CAT
REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH Dear Cappie,
My good friend tried to explain to me how to do a reverse image search on Google, but it makes absolutely no sense to me…could you clarify how to do it and why would you search that way? Diane from SCG more examples of how you can use reverse image search, google Your friend was referring to the topic itself: reverse image using a photo rather than words search. But you can easily get to search for written information the idea by taking a picture of about any image. Often, it is almost any object in your yard faster, easier, and more accurate or home. See for yourself what to use an image rather than google can tell you about it. words to describe an object. For example, your driver’s license Smartphones: Android may list your distinguishing phones are preloaded with the features (height, ¬weight, eye/ Google App (you may have the hair color) … but your picture Google toolbar on your home identifies you much faster. A screen). For iOS products, computer can “read” a picture download the Google App faster than it can “read” words, from the Apple Store. especially when we humans n Open the Google App and tap enter descriptors in random the camera icon in the Google order, misspelled, incorrect, etc. search bar. There are specific apps if you have a frequent interest in a specific area, or you can use Google to identify things occasionally. For example, there n Frame the object with are specific apps to identify your smartphone’s camera. almost any category: bugs, birds, Everything in the image that stars, plants … then within Google can identify in realgeneral plant recognition apps, time will have a blue dot and there are apps to identify trees, brackets surround the object flowers, medicinal plants, pond you want to be identified. (If a plants, weeds, succulents … Some apps are free, some are blue dot doesn't appear on the paid, but all begin with your object, take a picture anyway taking a picture of the plant … because Google still may be and within seconds the app will able to identify the object you provide information about your capture.) subject. n Next, press the round search button with the magnifying However, you may not have glass icon, and results will enough interest in one class appear below the image of objects to download a captured. specific app. Instead use the general Google app on your n To switch between objects if smartphone, tablet, or desktop there are more than one in the to do a reverse image search. For photo, tap on the white circle. Dear Diane,
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If there's an object without a circle, tap on that area, and Google will attempt to identify the object. OR to use an image saved from your camera or downloaded from an email, text message or screenshot … n Open the Google app and tap the image icon to the left of the search button n This will bring up images from the Photos app to use an image you've saved from your camera or have downloaded from an email, text message, or a screenshot. Results will appear the photo.
View the digital version of “Ask Cappie” monthly column by going to www.grandinfo.com. Click on the More News>Grand Lifestyles Magazine> to choose the month you want to view. Special thanks to Roxie and Lynn for this lovely photo of 13-year-old Thea, a bit skittish and shy but very curious and so sweet. Trying to catch the red laser light is her favorite toy and we love watching her dart around…she sure has the moves!
Other computers (MAC, PC, Chromebook, etc.), and any browser): n Go to images.google.com website
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search using images saved on your computer: click the camera icon in the search bar >Upload an image > Choose File > Select the filename of the photo > Open. Possible related searches will appear below the image. n To search using a picture you have seen on the web, you need to copy that image first or you can drag an image from one screen to another.
Searching by image is a great way to quickly find information about the world around you. For example, you see a building, tree, toy, etc., and you want to find more information about the object? Take a picture and reverse image search.
Grand Lifestyles | January 2022 | suncitygrand.com
