Google Search is the most
popular search engine now in the world, but we don't use it effectively. Google
search engine is really amazingly powerful tool. Searching correctly on Google
can ease and enhance your Internet search capability.
Here is some of the search
Tip/Secrets that I came to know and found useful so sharing this with my
friends.
::Here are the Tips and Tricks::
1. Use Google as Calculator
We
often need to do calculations and Google can help us to perform various
arithmetic calculations quickly on a browser. So from now whenever you need to
do a quick calculation, you can just type your expression in to Google search
box.
Example: (6*5)/2,
sqrt(81) etc.
2. Know the Current Time
You
can find the current time, not just in your city but also for any city in the
world using Google Search. To know time in your current city just type "time"
and press enter. To know time in any other city or country, use the following
syntax.
Syntax: time in
city/country
Example: time in
New York, time in India etc.
3. Find Definition of
any word
Whenever
you want to find definition of a word or a phrase just use the "define" command.
Example: define
awesome
4. Find the Stock Price
To
find the stock or share price just type "Share" or "Stock"
followed by the company name.
Example: Share
HCL
5. Find Explicit Phrase
Lets
say you are looking for Computer Basics. Instead of just typing Computer Basics
into the Google search box if you use the quotes operator, you will get better
results having the exact phrase that you entered in the Google search box.
Example: "Computer
Basics"
6. Similar Words and
Synonyms
If
you want to include a word in your search and also want to include results that
contain similar words or synonyms, you can use "~"(tilde) in front of that word.
Example: Computer
~Geek
7. Searching within a
Specific Website
You
can search for a text in a specific website. The following example shows how to
search only within msdn – msdn.microsoft.com. This searches the term "Azure"
in all the pages of this blog.
Example: site: msdn.microsoft.com
Azure
8. Searching Specific
Document Types
If
you want to find a specific document like a Power Point Presentation(ppt), doc
or a mp3 file, you can use "filetype:"
operator.
Example: C
Language filetype:pdf
9. This OR That
When
you perform a search, by default Google will include all the terms specified in
the search. If you are looking for any one of the two or more terms to match,
then you can use the OR operator.
Example: C
Language examples OR programs
Note: The OR has to be
capitalized
10. Searching for a
Range
Searching
for a range is useful especially if you are searching for years, price range etc.
You need to enter two dots (periods) between the lower and upper boundary of
your range.
Example: HTC Mobile
$100..$400
11. Exclude Words in the
Search
If
you want Google to exclude a word while searching the web, then use – (minus) before the search as shown
below. This example searches for the pages which has the word
"ebooks", and without the word "buy".
Example: ebooks
-buy
12. Unit Conversion
using Google
You
can convert one unit into another using Google. It can be useful if you want to
convert units like Kilogram into gram or pound, Centimeter into Meter etc.
Example: kg to
pound
Similarly
you can try km in mile, inch in feet, acre in square feet, sec in ms, kilobyte
in byte etc.
13.
Money Conversion
Like
units, you can also convert currency of one country into currency of other
country.
Example: USD in
INR, USD in EURO etc.
14.
Know Weather of a Place
You
can know weather of a particular city using Google search. Use the
"weather" operator followed by the city name.
Example: weather
london
Hope
you will enjoy searching the web after reading this article.
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