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Google Help : Cheat Sheet
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| OPERATOR EXAMPLE | FINDS PAGES CONTAINING... | |||
| vacation hawaii | the words vacation and Hawaii . | |||
| Maui OR Hawaii | either the word Maui or the word Hawaii | |||
| "To each his own" | the exact phrase to each his own | |||
| virus –computer | the word virus but NOT the word computer | |||
| Star Wars Episode +I | This movie title, including the roman numeral I | |||
| ~auto loan | loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc. | |||
| define:computer | definitions of the word computer from around the Web. | |||
| red * blue | the words red and blue separated by exactly one word. | |||
| I'm Feeling Lucky | Takes you directly to first web page returned for your query. | |||
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| CALCULATOR OPERATORS | MEANING | TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX | ||
| + | addition | 45 + 39 | ||
| - | subtraction | 45 – 39 | ||
| * | multiplication | 45 * 39 | ||
| / | division | 45 / 39 | ||
| % of | percentage of | 45% of 39 | ||
| ^ | raise to a power | 2^5 (2 to the 5th power) |
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| ADVANCED OPERATORS | MEANING | WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX (& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS) | ||
| site: | Search only one website | admission
site:www.stanford.edu (Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.) |
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| [#]…[#] | Search within
a range of numbers |
DVD player
$100...150 (Search for DVD players between $100 and $150) |
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| date: | Search only a
range of months |
Olympics
date: 3 (Search for Olympics references within past 3 months; 6 and 12-month date-restrict options also available) |
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| safesearch: | Exclude adult-content | safesearch:
sex education (Search for sex education material without returning adult sites) |
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| link: | linked pages | link:www.stanford.edu (Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.) |
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| info: | Info about a page | info:www.stanford.edu (Find information about the Stanford University website.) |
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| related: | Related pages | related:www.stanford.edu (Find websites related to the Stanford University website.) |
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| GOOGLE SERVICES | URL | DESCRIPTION | ||
| Google Images | images.google.com | Find images related to your search term. | ||
| Google News | news.google.com | Read the most up-to-date news stories about your search term. | ||
| Froogle | www.froogle.com | Find sites selling the exact product you're looking for. | ||
| Google Groups | groups.google.com | Usenet discussion group archive dating back to 1981. | ||
| Google Catalogs | catalogs.google.com | Search hundreds of online catalogs. | ||
| Google Labs | labs.google.com | Test-drive potential future Google products and services. | ||
| Blogger | www.blogger.com | Start your
own online journal (or 'blog') with this free self-publishing service. |
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