Google Tips and Tricks!
Advanced Searching:
Calculations:
Travel/Recreation:
Advanced Searching:
- site:search only within a specific site site:www.stanford.ed
- filetype:find a type of file: PDF, DOC, TXT filetype:PDF
- define:find definitions for a word define audacity
- intitle:find words in the title of the webpage intitle:inspirational
- ..get ranges of numbers, dates, or prices presidents 1800..1900
- word * word find other combinations of words between words
- creative * writing
- - wordsearch for homer, but NOT simpsons homer - simpsons
- "word" find exact words - no synonyms or plurals "peace" "freedom"
- "set of words"search for exact set of words, quotes or phrases "I have a dream"
Calculations:
- +-*/add, subtract, multiply, divide12+68
- % ofpercentage of a number12% of 68
- cos() sin()trigonometry: cos, sin, tan, arcsin…cos(68)
- km to miles convert units: temp (C to F), weight (kg to lbs) 100 km to miles
Travel/Recreation:
- weather- get weather for a region weather honolulu
- movies- find movies & theaters nearby (zip or city) movies 94043
- flight status- get flight status with the airline & flight number HA124