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GOOGLE GUIDE
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Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators (Cheat Sheet)
by Nancy Blachman – nancy@googleguide.com
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With some additions from Computer Coach
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BASIC EXAMPLES
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FINDS PAGES CONTAINING...
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holiday travel
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the words holiday and travel
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Bermuda OR Greece
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either the word Bermuda or the word Greece
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"I have a dream"
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the exact phrase I have a dream
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–salsa dance
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the word salsa but NOT the word dance
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Star Wars Episode +I
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this movie title, including the roman numeral I
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Google ~Guide
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Google info for both the word guide and its synonyms: help, tutorial, tips, etc.
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define:phishing
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definitions of the word phishing from the Web
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CALCULATOR
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MEANING
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TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX
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+ – * /
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basic arithmetic
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12 + 34 - 56 * 7 / 8
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% of
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percentage of
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45% of 39
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^ or **
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raise to a power
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2^5 or 2**5
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old units in new units
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convert units
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300 Euros in USD, 130 lbs in kg, or 31 in hex
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RESTRICT SEARCH
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MEANING
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WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX
(& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS)
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site:
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Search only one website or domain.
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admission site:www.lse.ac.uk, admission site:edu
(Search for admisions info at LSE's website & in the edu domain.) To limit searches by domains use site:edu or site:gov, for example.
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[#]..[#]
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Search within a range of numbers.
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DVD player $100..150
(Search for DVD players between $100 and $150.)
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filetype:
(or ext:)
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Find documents of the specified type.
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Google Reference filetype:pdf
(Find Google references in pdf format.)
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link:
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Find linked pages, i.e., show pages that point to the URL.
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link:www.googleguide.com
(Find pages that link to Google Guide's website.)
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safesearch:
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Exclude adult-content.
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safesearch: sex education
(Search for sex education material without returning adult sites.)
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numerical range
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include a numerical range
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Narrows results to a range of numbers: e.g. leather jackets $100..$400 or westernmovies 2006..2008
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currency converter
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Converts currency & units of measurement
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Queries such as 1,000 Thai baht in dollars
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file extensions
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Locate specific kinds of documents
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filetype:pdf (find only pdf documents)
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SPECIALIZED INFORMATION QUERIES
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book
(or books)
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Search full-text of books.
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book Alice in Wonderland
(Show book-related information.
Note: No colon needed after book.)
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define, what is,
what are
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Show a definition for a word or phrase.
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define blog, what is ram
(Show a definition for the words blog and ram.
Note: No colon after define, what is, or what are.)
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define:
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Provide definitions for words, phrases, and acronyms from the Web.
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define:callipygian
(Find web pages containing definitions for callipygian.)
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phonebook:
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Show all phonebook listings.
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phonebook: Disney CA
(Search for Disney's phone numbers.)
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bphonebook:
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Show business phonebook listings.
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bphonebook: Hearst Castle San Simeon CA
(Search for the Hearst Castle phone numbers.)
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rphonebook:
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Show residential phonebook listings.
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rphonebook: Monty Python Oakland CA
(Search for the phone number of Monty Python.)
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movie:
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Find reviews and showtimes.
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movie: The Wizard of Oz
(Search for information about this movie.)
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stocks:
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Given ticker symbols, show stock information
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stocks: goog
(Find Google's current stock price.) Or, just type in ticker symbol
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weather
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Given a location (zip code or city), show the weather
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weather Mountain View CA
(Show the current weather and forecast.
Note: No colon after weather.)
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ALTERNATIVE QUERY TYPES
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cache:
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Display Google's cached version of a web page.
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cache:www.minezone.org
(Show Google's cached version of MineZone.org's home page.)
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info:
(or id:)
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Find info about a page.
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info:www.googleguide.com
(Find information about the Google Guide website.)
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related:
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List web pages that are similar or related to the URL.
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related:www.googleguide.com
(Find websites related to the Google Guide website.)
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RESTRICT SEARCH TO SITES WHERE QUERY WORDS APPEAR
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allinanchor:
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All query words must appear in anchor text of links to the page.
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allinanchor: S-and-S Coupling
(Search for pages in which the anchor text contains "S-and-S coupling".)
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inanchor:
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Terms must appear in anchor text of links to the page.
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restaurants inanchor:gourmet
(Search for pages on restaurants for which links to the page mention the word "gourmet".)
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allintext:
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All query words must appear the in text of the page.
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allintext: travel packing list
(Search for pages in which "travel," "packing," & "list" appear in the text of the page.)
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intext:
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The terms must appear in
the text of the page.
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Hamish Reid intext:pandemonia
(Find pages on Hamish Reid where his company Pandemonia is included in the text of the page.)
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allintitle:
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All query words must appear in the title of the page.
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allintitle: Google Advanced Operators
(Search for pages with titles containing "Google," "Advanced,", and "Operators".)
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intitle:
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The terms must appear in the title of the page.
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flu shot intitle:help
(Search for pages with the words "flu" and "shot" that include "help" in the title of the page.)
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allinurl:
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All query words must appear in the URL.
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allinurl: google faq
(Search for pages containing the words "google" & "faq" in the URL.)
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inurl:
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The terms must appear in the URL of the page.
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inurl:print site:www.googleguide.com
(Search for pages on Google Guide in which the URL contains the word "print.")
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RESTRICT SEARCH TO GOOGLE GROUPS
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author:
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Find Groups messages from the specified author.
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flying author:Hamish author:Reid
(Search for Hamish Reid's articles on flying.)
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group:
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Find Groups messages from the specified newsgroup.
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sleep groups:misc.kids.moderated
(Search for articles on sleep in the group misc.kids.moderated.")
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insubject:
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Find Groups messages containing the terms in the subject.
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insubject:"falling asleep"
(Find articles containing "falling asleep" in the subject line.)
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RESTRICT SEARCH TO GOOGLE NEWS
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location:
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Find News articles from sources located in the specified location.
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queen location:uk
(Find British news articles on the Queen.)
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source:
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Find News articles from specified sources.
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peace source:ha_aretz
(Show articles on peace from the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz.)
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RESTRICT SEARCH TO FROOGLE
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store:
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Find Froogle products from the specified store.
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sun hats store:llbean
(Find L.L. Bean sun hats.)
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This reference includes portions of Google's Cheat Sheet with Google's permission.
CCL 2005 Google Guide – Google Guide is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Google.
For copy & redistribution permission, visit Google Guide's Creative Commons License page.
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