“Googling”

All About Google’s Search Features

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

Tips for Searching

Google search results:

• travel 419,000,000

• “travel new mexico” 5,570

• “travel new mexico” lakes 592

• “travel new mexico” lakes - trout 105

Advanced Search Operators

• link: link:www.cnn.com• related: related:www.cnn.com

• define: define ecommerce• stocks: stocks:msft

• site: widgets site:www.usda.gov• allintitle: allintitle:ecommerce payments

Use the Google Search Box:

• Calculator half a cup in teaspoons• Phone book

– e.g. Bill Gates, WA– type a phone number

• Street maps – enter address, city, state & zip

• Air travel info– e.g. MSP airport -check airport

conditions– e.g. NWA 1678 – check a flight

Search by Number

• UPS tracking numbers• FedEx tracking numbers• USPS tracking numbers• Vehicle ID (VIN) numbers• UPC codes• Telephone area codes• Patent numbers: "patent 5123123“• FAA airplane registration numbers "n199ua“• FCC equipment ID: “fcc B4Z-34009-PIR"

Setting Preferences

Preferences

• Interface Language• Search Language• SafeSearch Filtering• Number of Results• Results Window

Language Tools

And There’s More…

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“Googling”

All About Google’s Search Features