While more people use
Google than any other search engine on the Web, most do not realize that there is much more to this mammoth search index than meets the eye: an amazing repertoire of specific Google search commands that can help Web searchers find what they're looking for, fast. Here are
13 Google search commands that will make your searches as efficient as possible.
If you want Google to find a specific phrase that has words in a specific order, than you want to use
quotation marks. Quotation marks tell Google to only retrieve Web pages with your words in the exact order and proximity that you typed them....
keep readingGoogle doesn't just index Web pages, aka
HTML. You can use Google to find virtually any kind of file format available, including
PDF files, Word documents, and Excel spreadsheets....
keep readingDon't waste time thumbing through a dictionary. You can use Google to find the definition of any word or acronym....
keep readingIf a site has been taken down, you can't see it anymore, right? Not necessarily. Google's cache command can retrieve archived versions of most Web sites online....
keep readingLooking for specific words within a Web address? Google's "allinurl" search command retrieves all specified words that appear in the
URL of a Web site.....
keep readingWeb page titles are found at the top of your Web browser and within
search results. You can restrict your Google search to only Web page titles with the "allintitle" search command....
keep readingGet an instant snapshot of any Web site with the "info:" command, a unique Google search operator that retrieves a complete set of information....
keep readingIf you want to find a specific word and restrict your search only to URLs, you can use the "inurl" search command to accomplish this....
keep readingUsing "link:URL" (with URL representing your specific Web address), you can see which sites link to any other site. This is especially useful for Web site owners.....
keep readingWant to go see a movie? Simply type "movies" or "movie" into the Google search field, and Google will retrieve a brief movie summary as well as local theater showtimes....
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