How to be a better Google-r

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How to Googl- er be a better

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Google search tips you probably didn't know.

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How toHow to

Googl-erGoogl-erbe a betterbe a better

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InstructionsInstructions

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How toHow to

Googl-erGoogl-erbe a betterbe a better

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ObjectivesObjectives

» What Matters

» Search Operators

» Practice Scenarios

and what

doesn’t^

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It just doesn’t matter!

It just doesn’t matter!

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It just doesn’t matter!

It just doesn’t matter!

CapitalizationCapitalization

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CapitalizationCapitalization

george washington =

GEORGE WASHINGTON =

George Washington =

gEoRgE wAsHiNgToN =

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It just doesn’t matter!

It just doesn’t matter!

Most punctuation Most punctuation

Capitalization

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PunctuationPunctuation

! ? , . ; [ ] @ / # <

>

! ? , . ; [ ] @ / # <

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– ’ C++ $99– ’ C++ $99

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usually

SpellingSpelling

It just doesn’t matter!

It just doesn’t matter!

Capitalization Most Punctuation

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SpellingSpelling

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SpellingSpelling

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Common Words Common Words

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Capitalization Most punctuation Spelling

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Common Words Excluded Common Words Excluded

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“AND”“AND”

It just doesn’t matter!

It just doesn’t matter!

usually

Capitalization Most punctuation Spelling Common Words

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Automatic “AND”Automatic “AND”

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No Impact on Google ResultsNo Impact on Google Results

Capitalization

Most Punctuation

Spelling

Common Words

“AND”

Capitalization

Most Punctuation

Spelling

Common Words

“AND”

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OK. So what DOES

matter?

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OK. So what DOES

matter?

Apostrophes (Apostrophes (’’))

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ApostrophesApostrophes

’Were We’re

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Hyphenated WordsHyphenated Words

OK. So what DOES

matter?

Apostrophes (’)

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Hyphenated WordsHyphenated Words

[ email ] matches:

“email”

[ e-mail ] matches:

“e-mail,” “email,” and “e mail”

Not sure?Include the hyphen

Not sure?Include the hyphen

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Word OrderWord Order

OK. So what DOES

matter?

Apostrophes (’)Hyphenated Words

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Order MattersOrder Matterseating plantplant eating VS

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OK. So what DOES

matter?

Number of TermsNumber of Terms

Apostrophes (’)Hyphenated WordsWord Order

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Search Terms LimitSearch Terms Limit

Excludes automatically omitted terms.

Excludes automatically omitted terms.

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These DO matterThese DO matter

Apostrophes (‘)Apostrophes (‘)

Hyphenated WordsHyphenated Words

Word OrderWord Order

Number of TermsNumber of Terms

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Google OperatorsGoogle Operators

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OROR

site:site:

filetype:filetype:

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AND vs. ORAND vs. OR

Increases Number of Results

Increases Number of Results

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Include Operator (+)Include Operator (+)

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Include Operator (+)Include Operator (+)

Star Trek +IStar Trek I VS

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Exclude Operator (-)Exclude Operator (-)

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Exclude Operator (-)Exclude Operator (-)

bass -fish -shoes -beerbass VS

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Synonyms (~)Synonyms (~)

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SynonymsSynonyms

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Phrase SearchPhrase Search

Proper NamesProper Names

We hold these truths to be self-evident…

LyricsLyrics

Famous PhrasesFamous Phrases

““phrase search”phrase search”

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Phrase SearchPhrase Search

“ ”“ ”

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Site SearchSite Search

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Site SearchSite Search

site:sdsu.edusite:sdsu.edu

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Site SearchSite Search

site:

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File TypeFile Type

filetypefiletype:file extension

Complete List and further details

Adobe Acrobat filetype:pdf

Macromedia Flash filetype:swf

Microsoft Word filetype:doc

Microsoft Excel filetype:xls

Microsoft PowerPoint filetype:ppt

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File TypeFile Type

filetype:

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Google OperatorsGoogle Operators

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OROR

site:site:

filetype:filetype:

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PracticePractice

Let’s try it out!

Let’s try it out!

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PracticePractice

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AnswerAnswer

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PracticePractice

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PracticePractice

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Search for articles in the EET at SDSU that are in Flash

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Additional Resources:Additional Resources:

Google Help Center - Basics:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html

Google Help Center - Advanced:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/refinesearch.html

Printable Google Cheatsheet:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/cheatsheet.html

Complete List of Google Operators:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/operators.html

Google Guide:http://www.googleguide.com