We all use Google in our daily life to search the things but still we are unaware of all the features that Google has. Being a search engine Google has so many features or we can say some tricks to search something on the web.
Sometimes when we search something on Google we find it easily and sometimes we don't.
So in this article I am going to tell you some tricks on how to use Google efficiently so you can get what you want.
Sometimes when we search something on Google we find it easily and sometimes we don't.
So in this article I am going to tell you some tricks on how to use Google efficiently so you can get what you want.
1) Search Definitions of Words
You can use Google as a dictionary, means you can search meaning of a word. Suppose you have to search the meaning of the word "walk", all you have to do is type
define:walk
and you will get the meaning of the word right away.
2) Search in a particular site only
Suppose you want to search a phrase in a specific site only, even if the site does not have the built in search feature you can still search in it, just by
"sitemap" site:www.combuzzer.com
3) Search explicitly
Suppose you want to search something on Google then instead of just typing the word, type it under double quotes, it will get you better results related to that word.
"combuzzer"
4) Exclude Words
Suppose you want to search for the word apple and do not want to include the word iPhone then you can do it just by typing
apple -iphone
5) Search Specific file type
If you are searching for some files like any documents then typing just the name of the file wont be enough to get you your desired results. You can mention the type of file that you want to search.
"global warming" filetype:ppt
6) Using OR
When you enter more than one word on Google search box then it searches for all the entered word, if you want to search for either of the word then you have to put the word OR (in capitals) between them to get the results that does not contain both the word.
good OR bad
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7) Phone listing
If you want to look up about a phone number in Google the you can search for that number using the word phonebook.
phonebook:1234567890
8) Area Code Search
If you want about any particular area code then all you just have to do is type the area code in Google search box.
617
9) Numeric Ranges
if you want to find the results which include a particular range of the numbers then all you have to do is type A....B(A is the starting no and B is last no of the range).
population 1980....1990
10) Calculator
Wanna calculate something, you don't need your calculator all the time, you can use the google for it, all you have to do is just type the operation you want to perform.
45*5-6
11) Conversions
Google has its own built in real time converter. You can use it convert various types of thing from length to currencies. All you just type the into word followed by desired form.
1 feet into inch
12) Language Translator
Google can translate the one word into the other language, you just have to type the word 'translate' followed by the word you want to translate, 'into' and the name of language.
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