Today's tip is a chart of some useful advanced operators to help you find what you are looking for on Google®without returning millions of search results that you weren't looking for.
| OPERATOR EXAMPLE |
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FINDS PAGES CONTAINING... |
| vacation Florida |
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the words vacation and Florida . |
| Daytona Beach OR Florida |
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either the word Daytona Beach or the word Florida |
| "To each his own" |
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the exact phrase to each his own |
| virus –computer |
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the word virus but NOT the word computer |
| +sock |
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Only the word sock, and not the plural or any tenses or synonyms |
| ~auto loan |
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loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc. |
| define:computer |
|
definitions of the word computer from around the Web. |
| red * blue |
|
the words red and blue separated by one or more words. |
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| CALCULATOR OPERATORS |
|
MEANING |
|
TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX |
| + |
|
addition |
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45 + 39 |
| - |
|
subtraction |
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45 – 39 |
| * |
|
multiplication |
|
45 * 39 |
| / |
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division |
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45 / 39 |
| % of |
|
percentage of |
|
45% of 39 |
| ^ |
|
raise to a power |
|
2^5
(2 to the 5th power) |
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| ADVANCED OPERATORS |
|
MEANING |
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WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX (& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS) |
| site: |
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Search only one website |
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admission site:www.ufl.edu
(Search University of Florida site for admissions info.) |
| [#]…[#] |
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Search within a
range of numbers |
|
DVD player $100..150
(Search for DVD players between $100 and $150) |
| link: |
|
linked pages |
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link:www.ufl.edu
(Find pages that link to the University of Florida website.) |
| info: |
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Info about a page |
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info:www.ufl.edu
(Find information about the University of Florida website.) |
| related: |
|
Related pages |
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related:www.ufl.edu
(Find websites related to the University of Florida website.) |
