More Web Searching Tricks

Search With An Exact Phrase              

               
Put quotation marks around words "[any word]" to search for an exact phrase in an exact order. Keep in mind that searching with quotes might exclude relevant results. For instance, a search for "Alexander Bell" will miss pages that refer to Alexander G. Bell.

 

 

 

 

Use Descriptive Words

             

The more unique the word, the more likely you are to get relevant results. So [celebrity ringtones] is probably better than [celebrity sounds]. Keep in mind though, that even if the word has the correct meaning, if it's not the one most people use, it may not match the pages you need.              

Don't Worry About Cases

Search isn't case sensitive. A search for new york times is the same as a search for New York Times.


Don't Worry About Punctuation
Search ignores punctuation. This includes @#%^*()=[]\ and other special characters.