SEARCHING @

GOOGLE
TIPS, OPERATORS,
PUNCTUATIONS, ADVANCED
SEARCH

Edited By: Salim Reza.
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SEARCHING @
GOOGLE
BASIC TIPS
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Tip 1: Keep it simple
No matter what you're looking for,
try to start with a simple search.
Add a few descriptive words if
necessary. If you're looking for a
place or product in a specific
location, add the town or zip code.

Try it out: where is the closest
airport

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Tip 2: Use web friendly words

Use words that are most likely to
appear on websites.

For example, instead of saying my
head hurts, say headache,
because thats the term a medical
site would use.
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Tip 3: Dont worry about the little
things

Spelling. Google's spell checker
automatically uses the most common
spelling of a given word, whether or not
you spell it correctly.

Capital letters. A search for New York
Times is the same as a search for new
york times.

Punctuation. Most punctuation, like
?!,.%^*()[]\,, is ignored when you search.

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Tip 4: Find quick answers

For many searches, Google will do the
work for you and display an answer right
on the search results page immediately
after you type it. Try some of the searches
below either by typing or searching by
voice:

Weather. Search weather to see the
weather in your location or add a city name
after weather to find weather in that area.
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Tip 4: Find quick answers


Dictionary. Put define: in front of any
word to see its definition.

Calculations. Enter a math equation
like 3*9123to see the answer, along
with a calculator to solve more
problems, even graphing equations.
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Tip 4: Find quick answers

Unit conversions. Enter any conversion,
like 3 dollars in euros.

Sports. Search for the name of your team
to see a schedule, game scores and more.

Quick facts. Search for the name of a
celebrity, location, movie, or song, and
see quick information on the right side of
the page.
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SEARCHING @
GOOGLE
SEARCH OPERATORS
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Search operators

If you're not finding what you're searching
for after using some basic search tips, try a
search operator. Add these symbols or
words to your search terms in the Google
search box to narrow down your results.

Dont worry about memorizing the
operators - you can use the Advanced
Search page to generate many of these
searches.
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Search for an exact word or phrase
(-)
Use quotes to search for an exact word or
set of words. This option is handy when
searching for song lyrics or a line from
literature.

Example: "imagine all the people"

Tip: Only use this if you're looking for a
very precise word or phrase, because
otherwise you could be excluding helpful
results by mistake.
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Exclude a word (-)
Add a dash (-) before a word or site to exclude all
results that include that word.
This is especially useful for synonyms like Jaguar
the car brand and jaguar the animal.

Ex:
jaguar speed -car
pandas -site:wikipedia.org

Tip: You can also exclude results based on other
operators, like excluding all results from a
specific site.

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Search within a site or
domain (:)
If you are looking for more results from a certain
website, include site: in your query.
For example, you can find all mentions of
"olympics" on the New York Times website like
this:

olympics site:nytimes.com

Tip: Also search within a specific top-level
domain like .org or .edu or country top-level
domain like .de or .jp.
olympics site:.gov

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Search for pages that link to a URL
(link:)
Using the link: operator, you can find pages
that link to a certain page.
For example, to find all the pages that link
to google.com. Type:

link:google.com

Tip: You can also search for links to
specific pages:
link:google.com/images

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Search for pages that are similar to
a URL (related:)
To find sites that are similar to a URL you
already know, use the related: operator.

For example, when you search for related
sites to the New York Times, you'll find
other news publication sites you may be
interested in.

Ex:
related:nytimes.com
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Fill in the blank (*)
Use an asterisk (*) within a search as a
placeholder for any unknown or wildcard
terms.

Tip: Use with quotation marks to find
variations of that exact phrase or to
remember words in the middle of a phrase.
Ex:
"a * saved is a * earned
Search Result:
A penny saved is a penny earned
A Rupee saved is a Rupee earned



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Search for either word (or)
If you want to search for pages that may have
just one of several words, include OR
(capitalized) between the words. Without the
OR, your results would typically show only
pages that match both terms.
Ex:
world cup location 2014 OR 2018
Tip: Enclose phrases in quotes to search for
either one of several phrases.
Ex:
"world cup location 2014" OR "world cup location
2018"

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Search for a number range (..)
Separate numbers by two periods without
spaces (..) to see results that contain
numbers in a given range of things like
dates, prices, and measurements.
Ex:
camera $50..$100

Tip: Use only one number with the two
periods to indicate an upper maximum or a
lower minimum.
daytona 500 winners ..2000

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SEARCHING @
GOOGLE
PUNCTUATION & SYMBOLS
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Punctuation and symbols in
search

Generally, most punctuation and
special characters are ignored in
Google Search.

However, you can use some
characters that modify search
terms to help you find exactly what
youre looking for.
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Punctuation and symbols in
search


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Punctuation and symbols in
search


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SEARCHING @
GOOGLE
ADVANCED SEARCH
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Google Advanced Search

For certain complex searches, you
might want more control over the
results that you see.

Try the Advanced Search page to see
options for making your searches more
precise and getting more useful
results.
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Google Advanced Search

You can reach that page by clicking the
gear icon in the top right corner of the
search results page then clicking
Advanced search.

You can also visit the page directly at
http://www.google.com/advanced_search
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Google Advanced Search

On the Advanced Search page, you can
enter your search terms or numbers
and then choose one or more filters to
modify the results you see.

These filters can help you find the most
relevant information possible the first
time you search.
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Google Advanced Search


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Google Advanced Search

You can use one or more of the following filters
when you visit the Advanced Search page:

Language
Region
Last updated date
Site or domain
Where the search terms appear on the page
SafeSearch filter turned on or off
Reading level
File type
Usage rights

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