Google Search Tips

• Using the wildcard * in your searches is very useful for finding results when you don’t know all the words of what you’re looking for, such as a quote. Try a search for “Four score and * years ago”
• A search can be placed in quotes to find that exact phrase. For instance, a search for Peter Paul and Mary Lyrics returns 1,060,000 results but “Peter Paul and Mary Lyrics” returns 504 results. But perhaps the best use of the quotes in this search would be around on specific term such as “Peter Paul and Mary” Lyrics which returns 88,900 results.
• Searching for 1982..1992 camaro (note the double period) will search for 1982 camaro, 1983 camaro, 1984 camaro, etc.
• Google allows up to 32 words per search. If you’re looking for something specific, don’t be afraid to use a lot of keywords. If you need and oil pan drain plug for a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 then search for – 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 oil pan drain plug.
• Type define: taco and you’ll get a definition of the word taco form many sources.
• “chris farley born” returns “Date of Birth: 15 February 1964” and “chris farley died” returns “Died: December 18, 1997 Chicago, Illinois” “where's london?” returns “Country: England”
• This one’s for fun – A search for “failure” will give you George W Bush’s official biography.
• By putting a ~ before your search you can include synonyms in your results. Searching for ~Car will give you results for Car, Auto, Automobile, BMW, etc.
• You can find full text books on Google. Search for “books about Ecuador” and you’ll get links for books that Google has online.
• If a site won’t load because their server is down or they’ve exceded their bandwidth limit, etc. then click the “Cached” link below the search result to see an version of the page.
• Google has built in calculator. Typing 2*6^2 gives you “2 * (6^2) = 72”
• Google can do many conversions, including weights, lengths, currency and more. Try searching “1 meter to feet” you get “1 meter = 3.2808399 feet” and “dollar to euro” gives “1 U.S. dollar = 0.768639508 Euro”
• Typing a stock symbol gives you an instant quote. Just type “IBM”
• Get weather by typing the word weather followed by your zip code. Like “weather 90210”
• When all else fails, just click “Advanced Search”
• One last one for fun. Search for “the answer to life, the universe, and everything”

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