Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Useful Google Hacks to Try



Ok so we'll start with the obvious (you'd be surprised!). Placing a phrase in 
quotation marks will search for exactly that phrase. This means the word order 
and spacing will be preserved.
1Useful Google Hacks to Try the Next                               Time You’re Searching for Anything Online
Use asterisks as placeholders. This is especially useful if you're searching 
for a phrase but can't remember some of the words.
2Useful Google Hacks to                               Try the Next Time You’re Searching for                               Anything Online
Exclude terms by place a hyphen directly in front of them
3Useful Google Hacks to                               Try the Next Time You’re Searching for                               Anything Online
To only search for GIFs, just click on "Search Tools" while you are in 
Google Image Search. Now select "Type" and choose "Animated".
4Useful Google Hacks to                               Try the Next Time You’re Searching for                               Anything Online
Use two periods to set a range, for example when searching for a certain price.
5Useful Google Hacks to                               Try the Next Time You’re Searching for                               Anything Online
To only get results from a specific website preface your search with 
"site:put-name-of-site-here.com". Then leave a space and put what you are searching for.
6Useful Google Hacks to                               Try the Next Time You’re Searching for                               Anything Online
In the same way you can search related sites by replacing "site:" with "related:"
7Useful Google Hacks to                               Try the Next Time You’re Searching for                               Anything Online
If you ever need to calculate a tip quickly just type "tip" followed by 
the amount you are trying to tip on
8Useful Google Hacks to                               Try the Next Time You’re Searching for                               Anything Online
info:website (website being the site's URL) will print out everything 
Google can tell you about that site
9Useful Google Hacks to                               Try the Next Time You’re Searching for                               Anything Online
By using the "OR" operator you can search for pages that might use one
 of several words
If you need to figure out what there is to do around town just type 
"attractions" followed by where you are
To define any word just preface it with the word "define" (this time make sure 
to leave a space)
If you go to Google Image Search and drag an image file into the search bar, 
Google will search for that image on the web
You can limit your search results according to date of publication 
by selecting "Search Tools" and then clicking "Any Time". Now choose 
a time range from the drop down menu.
You can easily convert units or currencies by using the "in" keyword 
(for example "10 dollars in pounds")
If you have kids or are at work you can turn on Safe Search so Google 
only brings up appropriate content. It can be selected by clicking the 
gear drop menu in the top right.
You can restrict your search to a specific type of file by using the "filetype:" 
operator
Sometimes you can't find a website because it has been taken down 
or is temporarily inaccessible. You may still be able to access Google's 
cached version by using the "cache:" operator
Add "origin" after a word to learn about its etymology (for example "robot origin")
If you search for "weather" followed by the name of a city or location Google 
will return a convenient weather app
You can quickly learn your public IP Address by searching for "ip address"
One of the newest features of Google can be seen when searching for health conditions. 
For example if you search for "bronchitis" Google will return a handy app with all 
the critical information that you need to know
If you add the word "facts" after any food item then Google will return 
all of its nutrition facts (e.g. banana facts)
Finding customer service numbers just got a whole lot easier! 
Just type the phrase "customer service" after the name of the 
company you are looking for and Google will return their phone number
To find something around you (like a bank or a coffee shop) just type 
what you are looking for followed by the phrase "near me"

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