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Google.com > Advanced Search Useful commands in the search string: Notation - search command is enclosed in [ ] below. Commands: OR - Conditional results (you can use "|" in place of OR) AND - Is always the default so is not necerssary [-word] - Exclude results with word e.g. [newark -deleware] "NBA playoffs" exact phrase "Goerge * Bush" Wild Card - 1 string (word or initial) (use * * for two words) (Does not match null. i.e. will not find "George Bush") ~ Synonyms: ~reviews = reviews, review, reviewer, guide, rating, prices, opinions, comparisons ~vintage = old, antique, ... (good for photos) [2000..2009] 2000, 2001, ... 2009 site:nytimes.comTry Advanced Search or use the commands below for more sophisticated searches.
Search Operators - Google Search Tips - LibGuides at MIT Libraries Advanced Search gives you these options in a form. Search Operators - Google Search Tips - LibGuides at MIT Libraries Case doesn't matter "CA" is the same as "ca" Search most recent: Click on "Search Tools" in search results page Then on "Any Time" to get time choices. or go to www.google.com/advanced_search or edit the address in the location barThe syntax of the string to add to the end of the URL is &tbs=qdr: plus d, w, m or y for day, week, month or year. Thus: &tbs=qdr:h [past hour] &tbs=qdr:d [past 24 hours (day)] &tbs=qdr:w [past week] &tbs=qdr:m [past month] &tbs=qdr:y [past year] or Get the date a page was modified: Insert the code javascript:alert(document.lastModified) in the address bar. (Does not work with safari) Download the Link Diagnosis Firefox extension from LinkDiagnosis. Right-click on the webpage Searching with latitude and longitude coordinates: 37.771008, -122.41175 +37\0xFFFD 14.596', -118\0xFFFD 43.611' Other Tips: Note: Google keeps refining their search engine. Some of the numbers below have changed. Word sequence matters: [duck blind] gives 1.2M hits with "duck blind" high on the list [blind duck] gives 500K hits Automatic synonyns: Search usually includes plurals of words e.g. "phone" also finds "phones" However, tense does matter: search the web produces 80 M hits searching the web produces 3 M hits Words for numbers are not the same: fifty states also finds "50 states" and 31 M hits 50 states does not find "fifty states" and gets 9 M hits ["fisherman's wharf" "san Francisco" California] finds "san francisco, ca" also However, ["fisherman's wharf" San Francisco, CA] gives 8M hits ["fisherman's wharf" "san Francisco" California] gives 8M hits ["fisherman's wharf" "san Francisco" California OR CA] gives 10M hits I don't know why
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