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Google Search operators for productive searching

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""

Put double-quotes around a phrase to require that it's matched exactly, such as "steve jobs".

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OR

Use "OR" or "|" to search for this OR that. For example, jobs OR gates (or jobs | gates).

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AND

Use "AND" to find results that are related to multiple terms (terms that would otherwise return different sets of results). For example, jobs AND gates.

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-

Use a hyphen before a word to remove any results that would relate to that word. For example, jobs -apple.

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*

The "*" symbol acts as a wildcard if you can't remember a specific word. For example, if you're trying to look up Steve Jobs at Apple but you can't remember his last name, you might search something like 'steve * apple'.

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()

Parentheses can be used to group words or phrases with operators. For example, (ipad OR iphone) apple would return results related to either ipad or iphone and apple.

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$

Use "$" or "€" to search for specific prices. For example, ipad $329.

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define:

Use "define:" immediately before a word to get its definition, such as "define:marketing".

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cache:

Use "cache:" immediately before a webpage address to return and visit the most recent cached version of the page. For example, "cache:espn.com".

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filetype:

Use "filetype:" to filter the search results to certain file types. For example, apple filetype:pdf. The "ext:" operator can also be used for the same purpose.

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site:

Use "site:" to limit the search results to a specific domain. For example, site:zerotodigital.com.

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related:

Use "related:" immediately before a domain name to find other related websites. For example, related:zerotodigital.com.

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intitle:

Use "intitle:" to find pages with certain words in the title. For example, intitle:apple.

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allintitle:

Use "allintitle:" to limit results to those that include all of the entered words in the title. For example, allintitle:apple iphone

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inurl:

Use "inurl:" to limit search results to those with specific words in the page's URL. For example, inurl:apple.

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allinurl:

Use "allinurl:" immediately before a word or words to limit results to those with all the entered words in the URL.

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intext:

Use "intext:" directly before a word or words to return results that have the entered word in the page's content. For example, intext:apple.

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allintext:

Use "allintext:" to limit results to those that contain all of the words in the page's content. For example, allintext:apple iphone.

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AROUND()

Use "AROUND(X)" to find pages with words or phrases within a certain amount of words of each other. For example, apple AROUND(4) iphone.

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weather:

Use "weather:" directly before a location to find the weather for that location. For example, weather:new hampshire.

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stocks:

Use "stocks:" directly before a stock ticker to see the stock information for that company. For example, stocks:aapl.

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map:

Use "map:" before a location to see map results for a specific location. For example, map:new hampshire.

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movie:

Use "movie:" directly before a movie title to find information about that movie. For example, movie:steve jobs.

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in

Use "in" to convert one unit to another. For example, $329 in GBP.

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source:

Use "source:" directly before a news source to find news results from that source. For example, apple source:the_verge

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_

Use "_" in a search query to trigger autocomplete options. For example, apple CEO _ jobs.

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#..#

Use "#..#" to search for results between a range of numbers. For example, wwdc 2010..2014.

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inanchor:

Use "inanchor:" to find pages that are being linked to with specific anchor text. For example, inanchor:apple.

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blogurl:

Use "blogurl:" directly before a domain name to find blog URLs. For example, blogurl:microsoft.com.

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loc:

Use "loc:" directly before a location to find results for a specific area. For example, loc:"new hampshire" marketing.

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