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Unlock the power of Google with these 12 essential tips designed for efficient searches. Simplify your queries by using concise and descriptive language while avoiding unnecessary words. Understand how symbols and case sensitivity impact your results, and learn to exclude unwanted content or focus on specific domains. Master the use of quotations, minus signs, and the OR operator to tailor your searches effectively. Discover advanced techniques like searching for specific file types and examining credible sources. Elevate your search skills and find information faster!
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Be a Google Expert in 12 Steps! Tips to Help You Find the Most Relevant Information FAST Many of these tips will work for database searches too!
1. Keep it simple! • Every word counts • Be short but descriptive • Use words that will appear on the web page
2. Some words/symbols are not even searched! • a • and • so • for • the • to • punctuation marks . ? , ; :
3. Google is case insensitive! FAMILY LIFE IRAN
4. Do not ask questions! What is family life like in Iran? Type: family life iran
5. Put phrases/titles in quotations.! “family life” Iran
Book title: “my life in iran” book
6. Use a minus sign (-) to exclude! “family life” iran -food
For info about the bird, not football: falcons -football
7. Google assumes the word andbetween words! women iran
8. Use OR(in caps) to search for either one of several words! women OR children iran
9. Find results in a specific domain! Use site:edu (or org, gov, net, mil). “family life” iran site:edu
11. Find results in a specific format! Use filetype:ppt (doc, pdf) “family life” iran filetype:ppt
12.Find out who links to a site to see if it is a credible source! Use link:pasteURL link:www.cultureofiran.com/patriarchy.html
If you want more… • Use * to fill in the blanks: • Use ~ to search for a word and its synonyms:
You can also use the Advancedsearch page… at the bottom of your results page
The Advanced Search Page also gives you many options… Continued…