Google Search Cheatsheet
Saturday, July 31, 2010
OPERATOR EXAMPLE | | FINDS PAGES CONTAINING... | ||
vacation hawaii | | the words vacation and Hawaii . | ||
Maui OR Hawaii | | either the word Maui or the word Hawaii | ||
"To each his own" | | the exact phrase to each his own | ||
virus –computer | | the word virus but NOT the word computer | ||
+sock | | Only the word sock, and not the plural or any tenses or synonyms | ||
~auto loan | | 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. | ||
I'm Feeling Lucky | | Takes you directly to first web page returned for your query. | ||
CALCULATOR OPERATORS | | MEANING | TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX | |
+ | | addition | 45 + 39 | |
- | | subtraction | 45 – 39 | |
* | | multiplication | 45 * 39 | |
/ | | division | 45 / 39 | |
% of | | percentage of | 45% of 39 | |
^ | | raise to a power | 2^5 (2 to the 5th power) | |
ADVANCED OPERATORS | MEANING | WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX (& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS) | ||
site: | Search only one website | admission site:www.stanford.edu (Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.) | ||
[#]…[#] | Search within a range of numbers | DVD player $100..150 (Search for DVD players between $100 and $150) | ||
link: | linked pages | link:www.stanford.edu (Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.) | ||
info: | Info about a page | info:www.stanford.edu (Find information about the Stanford University website.) | ||
related: | Related pages | related:www.stanford.edu (Find websites related to the Stanford University website.) |
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