Transcript Use Google Smartly

Use Google Smartly
O’Neal Tang
Internet
Fine-Tune Your Query with More Keywords
•As many keywords as possible
•Be descriptive
•Sample
Search for Either One Word or Another
•Google defaults “and” between words in query
•OR(uppercase) operator
•between the two words
•Sample
•Cats dogs
•Cats and dogs
•Cats or dogs
•Cats OR dogs
Include Stop Words
Stop words: "and," "the," "where," "how," "what," and "or" (in all
lowercase)
Google automatically ignores stop words
Google also ignore single letters and single digits
Stop words slows down the search
+ operator
Include word in query
Sample:
Exclude Irrelevant Words
• problematic when words has multiple meanings
• - Operator
• Exclude words from search
•Sample
•DDA –act
•bass -fish -guitar -beer -shoes
Search for Similar Words
There are lots of different ways to describe the item
Or somebody else describes this item using different words than you
would
~ operator
Searches for all pages that include word and all appropriate synonyms
Sample
~elderly
This find pages that include not just the word "elderly," but also the
words "senior," "aged," "nursing homes,"
Tune Your Search with Other Operators
Operator
Use
Usage
allinanchor:
Restricts search to words in the link text on web pages
allinanchor:keyword1 keyword2
(with multiple keywords)
allintext:
Restricts search to the body text of web pages (with
allintext:keyword1 keyword2
multiple keywords)
allintitle:
Restricts search to the titles only of web pages (with
allintitle:keyword1 keyword2
multiple keywords)
allinurl:
Restricts search to web page addresses (with multiple
inurl:keyword1 keyword2
keywords)
filetype:
Restricts search to files of a specified type
filetype:extension
inanchor:
Restricts search to words in the link text on web pages
inanchor:keyword
intext:
Restricts search to the body text of web pages
intext:keyword
intitle:
Restricts search to the titles only of web pages
intitle:keyword
inurl:
Restricts search to web page addresses
inurl:keyword
site:
Restricts search to a specific domain or website
site:domain
Relate:
display pages that are in some way similar to the
related:site
specified page
Search for an Exact Phrase
what you're searching for isn't described by list keywords but an exact
phrase
Google returns results that include all those words but not necessarily
in that exact order
enclose the phrase in quotation marks
Google to search for the precise keywords in the prescribed order
Sample:
“Start wars”
Use Google's Advanced Search Page
Find results with all these words:Google's default search mode
Find results with this exact wording or phrase:Searches for the exact phrase
entered
Find results with one or more of these words:Searches for either one word or
another (identical to the OR operator)
Don't show pages that contain unwanted words:Excludes words from search
results (identical to the - operator)
Results per page: Selects how many listings are displayed on the search results
page
Language: Searches for pages written in a specific language
File type: Limits the search to specific file types of files
Search within the specific website or domain: Restricts the search to a given
site only
Search Google's Other Sites
Google Blog Search: Searches blogs and blog posts
Google Book Search: Sarches the contents of current and out-of-print books
Google Directory: Searches an editor-assembled directory of web pages
Google Groups: Searches Usenet newsgroups and other user groups
Google Image Search: Searches photographs and other online images
Google Maps: Searches for and displays maps of street addresses and other
locations
Google News: Searches current news articles
Google News Archive Search: Searches older news articles
Google Patent Search: Searches for patent information
Google Product Search: Searches for current pricing on selected products
Google Scholar: Searches for articles and other scholarly information
Google Video: Searches for specific YouTube videos
Other functions
Current Time
time London
time Shanghai
Meaning of a Word
define:brown bag
Calculator
1+(2-3)*4/5
Convert currency, metrics, bytes, and more
1 pound in RMB
1 meter in inch
Stock Information
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