How To Search/Google
Appearance
- Audience: All Internet users.
- Scope: The Internet. All documents that Google's web crawling software can process.
- Refresh Rate: Constant
Boolean Operators
[edit | edit source]Boolean Operator |
Syntax | Example |
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AND | {Default} | skunk tomato |
OR | OR | skunk OR tomato |
NOT | - | skunk -tomato |
Other Operators
[edit | edit source]Syntax | Example | Description |
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"" | "skunk smell removal" |
exact phrase search |
+ | skunk + and tomato |
include a common word that Google usually does not search; force search of exact form of a certain word |
~ | ~auto loan |
synonymous search |
* | red * blue |
separated by one or more words |
1..100 | "abraham lincoln" 1860...1861 |
number range search |
Search Fields
[edit | edit source]Syntax | Example | Description |
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site: | site:wikibooks.org "how to search" |
domain restrict |
link: | link:www.wikibooks.org |
sites that link to the specified site |
inurl: | inurl:wikibooks |
url restrict |
filetype: | sociology filetype:pdf |
search for a particular filetype |
date: | xenotransplantation date:6 |
searches a range of months; 6 in the example |
safesearch: | safesearch: sex education |
filters adult content |
info: | info: www.wikibooks.org |
information about a site |
related: | related: www.wikibooks.org |
finds related sites |
phonebook: | phonebook:John Doe |
searches for phone numbers related to the address or person's name |
Other Features
[edit | edit source]Google also allows a number of searches which can only be done using templates on their advanced search screen. Other features not directly impacting search results include interface language, number of results, and results window.
Feature | Description | Example | Further Information |
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Calculator | Allows calculations to be done from the search box. | 45*12 |
Many further scientific calculations can be done using Google, not all of which are documented. |
Calculator | Conversions | 12 kilograms in pounds |
Further examples:
12 in hexadecimal
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Definitions | Defines words | define:numeral |
define:marmalade |
Alternate speller | Searches for alternate spellings of words | word |
Can be turned off by prepending the word with + . Compare Mihajlović (will found references both to Mihajlović and Mihajlovic) with +Mihajlović (only Mihajlović). |