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Describe what you need with as few terms as possible.
Since all words are used, each additional word limits the results.
For example, [ weather cancun ] is a simple way to find the weather and likely to give better results than the longer
[ weather report for cancun mexico ].
BASIC SEARCH TIPS
CaPiTaLIZATION doesn’t MaTtEr
You get the same results if you search New York or new york
USING QUOTATION MARKS “ ”
Use “” IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A SPECIFIC PHRASE OR PERSON’S NAME
Searches the exact words in that exact order without any change.
“to be or not to be”
SYNONYM SEARCHING USING THE TILDE ~
Putting a tilde ~ in front of the word car automatically includes synonyms in the search, increasing the results from about 90 million to 123 million.
SIMILAR CONTENT
ANOTHER EXAMPLE related:www.philadelphiazoo.org
Related: finds other websites related to the one you enter.
Content includes the full text of many digitized books and magazines, including searchable LIFE magazine.
Wonder Wheel & TimelineAfter you enter your search term(s), click “Show options” to get other search choices, like Wonder wheel & Timeline.
CALCULATOR
Calculator operators
+ addition / division
- Subtraction %of percentage of
* multiplication ^ raise to a power
NUMERIC PARAMETERS
USE TWO NUMERIC PARAMETERS WITH TWO DOTS .. IN BETWEEN TO SEARCH WITHIN A RANGE OF NUMBERS
USING THE MINUS SIGN TO LIMIT YOUR RESULTS
Don’t forget: N
o space
between the m
inus
and the word to
exclude!
You can use Google to convert between many different units of measurement of height, weight, and volume, among many others.
UNIT CONVERSION
SITE LIMITER USING SITE:
SPECIFY THAT YOUR RESULTS MUST COME FROM A CERTAIN WEBSITE
This search includes websites about Iraq only from The New York Times.
DOMAIN SITE LIMITER USING SITE:
DOMAINS: . gov .mil .uk .fr .de .com .org .biz .edu
In this example using site:edu only finds websites about cloning from educational institutions.
Use any domain limiter to narrow your search results.
REMEMBER
Keep it simple –all the words count.
Brainstorm some keywords BEFORE you search.
Use the handy cheat sheet handout.
Excellence is just a mouse click away!
Panthers Instructional Technology Academy