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| BASIC EXAMPLES |
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FINDS PAGES CONTAINING... |
| holiday travel |
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the words holiday and travel |
| Bermuda OR Greece |
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either the word Bermuda or the word Greece |
| "I have a dream" |
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the exact phrase I have a dream |
| salsa –dance |
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the word salsa but NOT the word dance |
| Star Wars Episode +I |
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this movie title, including the roman numeral I |
| Google ~Guide |
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Google info for both the word guide and its
synonyms: help, tutorial, tips, etc. |
| define:phishing |
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definitions of the word phishing from the Web |
| "Nancy * Blachman" |
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the words Nancy and Blachman separated by exactly one word |
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| CALCULATOR |
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MEANING |
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TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX |
| + – * / |
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basic arithmetic |
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12
+ 34 - 56 * 7 / 8 |
| % of |
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percentage of |
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45% of 39 |
| ^ or ** |
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raise to a power |
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2^5 or 2**5 |
| old units in new units |
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convert units |
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300 Euros in USD,
130 lbs in kg,
or 31 in hex |
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RESTRICT SEARCH |
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MEANING |
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WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX
(& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS) |
| site: |
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Search only one website or domain. |
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admission site:www.lse.ac.uk
(Search for admisions info at the London School of Economics.) |
| [#]..[#] |
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Search within a range of numbers. |
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DVD player $100..150
(Search for DVD players between $100 and $150.) |
filetype:
(or ext:) |
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Find documents of the specified type. |
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Google Reference filetype:pdf
(Find Google references in pdf format.) |
| link: |
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Find linked pages, i.e., show pages that point to the URL. |
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link:www.googleguide.com
(Find pages that link to Google Guide's website.) |
| safesearch: |
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Exclude adult-content. |
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safesearch: sex education
(Search for sex education material without returning adult sites.) |
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| SPECIALIZED INFORMATION QUERIES |
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book
(or books) |
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Search full-text of books. |
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book
Alice in Wonderland
(Show book-related information.
Note: No colon needed after book.) |
define, what
is,
what are |
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Show a definition for a word or phrase. |
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define
blog, what is ram
(Show a definition for the words blog and
ram.
Note: No colon after define,
what is, or what are.) |
| define: |
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Provide definitions for words, phrases, and acronyms from the Web. |
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define:callipygian
(Find web pages containing definitions for callipygian.) |
| phonebook: |
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Show all phonebook listings. |
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phonebook: Disney CA
(Search for Disney's phone numbers.) |
| bphonebook: |
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Show business phonebook listings. |
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bphonebook: Hearst Castle San Simeon CA
(Search for the Hearst Castle phone numbers.) |
| rphonebook: |
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Show residential phonebook listings. |
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rphonebook: Monty Python Oakland CA
(Search for the phone number of Monty Python.) |
| movie: |
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Find reviews and showtimes. |
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movie: The Wizard of Oz
(Search for information about this movie.) |
| stocks: |
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Given ticker symbols, show stock information |
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stocks: goog
(Find Google's current stock price.) |
| weather |
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Given a location (zip code or city), show the weather |
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weather Mountain View CA
(Show the current weather and forecast.
Note: No colon after
weather.) |
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| ALTERNATIVE QUERY TYPES |
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| cache: |
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Display Google's cached version of a web page. |
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cache:www.minezone.org
(Show Google's cached version of MineZone.org's home page.) |
info:
(or id:) |
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Find info about a page. |
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info:www.googleguide.com
(Find information about the Google Guide website.) |
| related: |
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List web pages that are similar or related to the URL. |
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related:www.googleguide.com
(Find websites related to the Google Guide website.) |
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| RESTRICT SEARCH TO SITES WHERE QUERY
WORDS APPEAR |
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| allinanchor: |
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All query words must appear in anchor text of links to the page. |
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allinanchor: S-and-S Coupling
(Search for pages in which the anchor text contains
"S-and-S coupling".) |
| inanchor: |
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Terms must appear in anchor text of links to the page. |
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restaurants inanchor:gourmet
(Search for pages on restaurants for which links to the
page mention the word "gourmet".) |
| allintext: |
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All query words must appear the text of the page. |
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allintext: travel packing list
(Search for pages in which "travel," "packing,"
& "list" appear in the text of the page.) |
| intext: |
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The terms must appear in
the text of the page. |
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Hamish Reid intext:pandemonia
(Find pages on Hamish Reid where his company Pandemonia is
included in the text of the page.) |
| allintitle: |
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All query words must appear in the title of the page. |
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allintitle: Google Advanced Operators
(Search for pages with titles containing
"Google," "Advanced,", and "Operators".) |
| intitle: |
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The terms must appear in the title of the page. |
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flu shot intitle:help
(Search for pages with the words "flu" and "shot" that include
"help" in the title of the page.) |
| allinurl: |
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All query words must appear in the URL. |
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allinurl: google faq
(Search for pages containing the words "google" &
"faq" in the URL.) |
| inurl: |
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The terms must appear in the URL of the page. |
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eating inurl:healthy
(Search for pages containing the word "eating" whose URL
contains the word "healthy.") |
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| RESTRICT SEARCH TO GOOGLE GROUPS |
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| author: |
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Find Groups messages from the specified author. |
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flying author:Hamish author:Reid
(Search for Hamish Reid's articles on flying.) |
| group: |
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Find Groups messages from the specified newsgroup. |
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sleep groups:misc.kids.moderated
(Search for articles on sleep in the group misc.kids.moderated.") |
| insubject: |
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Find Groups messages containing the terms in the subject. |
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insubject:"falling asleep"
(Find articles containing "falling asleep" in
the subject line.) |
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| RESTRICT SEARCH TO GOOGLE NEWS |
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| location: |
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Find News articles from sources located in the
specified location. |
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queen location:uk
(Find British news articles on the Queen.) |
| source: |
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Find News articles from specified sources. |
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peace
source:ha_aretz
(Show articles on peace from the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz.) |
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| RESTRICT SEARCH TO FROOGLE |
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| store: |
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Find Froogle products from the specified store. |
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sun hats store:llbean
(Find L.L. Bean sun hats.) |
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This reference includes portions of Google's Cheat
Sheet
with Google's permission.
CCL 2005 Google Guide
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Google Guide is neither
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