Google Cheat Sheet
“attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”
use quotation marks to search phrases
adderall OR ritalin OR atomoxetine
use OR to find more pages with any of these
phrases
site:nytimes.com
use site: to search specific websites or suffixes
site:.gov
use hyphen/minus to omit results that contain a
specific word
use quotation marks around a word to find that
exact word (if Google tries to help by “correcting”
your spelling)
filetype specifies if you’re looking for a .pdf, .doc,
.xls, .ppt, etc. –for finding data or official reports
“richard fee” -lawyer
“greensborough”
“study drugs” filetype:.pdf
“google like a pro” site:stmarys-ca.edu
site: lets you specify the domain to search within
related:sunlightfoundation.com
related: brings up sites Google thinks are similar
card catalog $100..$500
use two periods to search number ranges
(65*32+12)/4
8 tbsp to cups
10000 yen to usd
use it as a calculator or converter
define soporific
look up words
movies 94556
weather moraga ca
get local info
013863678557122
track UPS, FedEx, USPS packages
Also try:
Google Scholar (Settings > Library Links >
Saint Mary’s College Library)
Google Images
Google Books
Google News
Google Maps
Click Search Tools for filters
Other search engines:
Bing
Tor
Dogpile
Blekko
Wolfram Alpha
http://google.com/insidesearch
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/
Slides at http://bit.ly/googlelikeapro
Gina Kessler Lee
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