ENGL 101 - Martinez - Spring 2024: Google Operators

                Some of the more common search types from the video:

Tip #1:   Use Multiple Keywords

• use a few keywords to search for your topic

Tip #2:   Use quotes for phrases, names or similar related phrases

• "Tommy Lee Jones"       "to be or not to be"      "imagine all the people"

Tip #3:   Negative sign   -   to exclude a term

• Washington -DC

Tip #4:   OR         requires either of the terms to be found in results

• drug OR abuse

• teens OR adolescents

Tip #6:   site    use site: then website and topic

• site:www.nasa.gov horsehead nebula

TIP #7 Use define:   

define:fishcakes

Tip #9:   Wildcard *

• Largest*    Oldest *    Tallest *    

Tip#10:   filetype:

• the Raven mp3

• will also search many file formats including   .pdf       .docx       .ppt       .xls      
• See listing of all filetypes available to search in google:    Filetypes in google