Refine the way you search the web. Learn how to use Google even more effectively to find what you're looking for faster than ever before with these useful tips.

1. Quick Guide
to efficiently finding
information
on
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2. Wild Cards using *
president*
The * lets you broaden your
search...
presidents
presidential
presidential campaign
presidents office
...or fill gaps for you.
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3. limited search - URL
Limit your search to a specific site using
site:XYZ.com if you know that this page will
be the official source of information (like
fifa.com for the rules of soccer, if you want
to know the regulations for ball size)
Your search results will then be only
from that specific URL without the
clutter of all the other results
regarding different ball sizes.
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4. limited search - Domain
The same tweak works with domain endings
using site:.edu for example if you only want
results from university/educational sources.
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5. limited search - file type
Limit the results to specific
types of documents like e.g.
only PDF‘s by putting
filetype:pdf behind the search
term.
This helps if you know what
you‘re looking for will
probably be within one of
those filetypes like for
example our soccer rules.
Combine it with the site
search for maximum precision.
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6. „-“ helps to specify
Use the „-“ to keep
results from showing
up that you know
you‘re NOT looking
for. If you look for
„free falling“ alone
you‘ll get a lot of Tom
Petty related results.
The „-“ keeps them
from your list giving
way to other content.
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7. Picture Search
Drag & drop an image
you want more
information on right
INTO the search bar at
images.google.com
Google will return related results
with information on what can be
found on the picture as well as
similar images
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8. Advanced Search
Advanced Search gives you a lot
of options, you would otherwise
have to remember like (AND, OR, use google.com/advanced_search
language, filetype & for more complex or refined
combinations of these) searches
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9. Advanced Search 2
unfold the lower options to get
even more specific Date: define how old an entry is
supposed to be (e.g. only 1 day old)
Usage rights: especially helpful for
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questions
or
additional inputs
on how to use Google
efficiently?
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