Google Search Features
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The document provides information on basic and advanced search features on Google Search. It explains that in basic search, all words in the query are used, case and punctuation do not matter. Advanced search allows for exact phrase matching, excluding terms, searching specific sites or file types, and limiting to news or image sources.
![Basics of Search
• Every word matters. Generally, all the words
you put in the query will be used.
• Lowercase/Uppercase does not matter
• Generally Search ignores punctuation. This
includes @#%^*()=[] and other special
characters.
• Keep it simple](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/googlesearchfeatures-120530042747-phpapp02/85/Google-Search-Features-2-320.jpg)
![Advance Search(2)
• [ Obama voted * on the * bill ] * means fill in
the blanks
• OR means include either one of the several
words
– (San Francisco Giants 2004 OR 2005) search both
– San Francisco Giants 2004
– San Francisco Giants 2005 in same query](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/googlesearchfeatures-120530042747-phpapp02/85/Google-Search-Features-4-320.jpg)
Google Search Features
- 2. Basics of Search • Every word matters. Generally, all the words you put in the query will be used. • Lowercase/Uppercase does not matter • Generally Search ignores punctuation. This includes @#%^*()=[] and other special characters. • Keep it simple
- 3. Advance Search • “vidco” will bring you exact match • “vidco digital” will bring you phrase search • ( digital marketing site:www.vidcodigital.com ) will bring you digital marketing search in vidcodigital.com • ( Books –history ) will bring you Books which are not related to history term
- 4. Advance Search(2) • [ Obama voted * on the * bill ] * means fill in the blanks • OR means include either one of the several words – (San Francisco Giants 2004 OR 2005) search both – San Francisco Giants 2004 – San Francisco Giants 2005 in same query
- 5. Advance Search(3) • File Type Search – (filetype:pdf 2011 social media report) will bring just pdf files • Under News Search – marilyn monroe source:new_york_times • Under Images Search – favicons imagesize:16x16
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