8. “Exact Phrase”
Put words “ ” marks to search for an exact
phrase.
Type: “one small step for man”
“stem cells”
What did you get?
9. Exclude Words -
Put a - before a word and it will exclude results
with a particular word or phrase.
Type: bass -fishing (put space after bass)
What did you get?
10. Synonyms ~
Put a ~ before a word and it will search for
synonyms.
Type: ~mobile phones
What did you get?
11. Numerical Range...
If you put … (three dots) between numbers, it
will search for a range of numbers.
Type: Willie Mays 1950...1960
What did you get?
12. Find Meanings
Put define: before a word or phrase and it will
give you the definition.
Type: define:plethora
What did you get?
13. Site Specific
Put site:edu and it will only search those
particular websites (could be edu, org, gov,
country codes, etc)
Try: global warming site:edu
What did you get??
14. Intitle:
Find results with your search term in the
document title.
Try: intitle:tourism
What did you get?
15. Allintitle:
Finds results with all your search terms in the
document title.
Try: allintitle:tourism adventure
What did you get?
16. Related:
Finds results with content related to a specific
website.
Find a website you like, and then put related:
in front of the URL and search.
17. filetype:
Limits your search to a specific file type.
Examples: doc, xls, ppt, mpr, docx, pptx, xlsx,
pdf
Try: short history of nearly everything
filetype:pdf
18. Alan November
REAL Questions to ask...
Read the URL
Examine the content
Ask about the author
Look at the links
26. Math Answers
If you type in a math problem, Google will give
you basic calculator functions.
Type; 4+7, 30% of 55, or 20^2
What did you get?
27. Conversions
If you type in “cm to foot” it will convert units of
measure.
Type: 28C in F, or $ in pound, days in fortnight,
mph in speed of light
What did you get?
28. Search by image
Click on small camera icon, drag image to box
and Google will search similar images or find
out where it came from so you can cite it!
29. Ctrl F
Saves you time by
finding a word
or phrase quickly
for you!