Google Search Tips & Tricks

A presentation i gave at Utkarsh Foundation Season-2 for Women On Web Initiative, Ahmedabad. It covers types of search and different ways of searching to get an appropriate result. #‎WomenOnWeb‬ ‪‬ ‪#‎HelpWomenGetOnline‬

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1. Presented by: Dhruva Shastri Presented at: Utkarsh Foundation - Women On Web Event Date: 10/04/2016
2. Purpose of Google Search Purpose: hunt for text in publicly accessible documents offered by web servers, as opposed to other data, such as images or data contained in databases. What can you search: 1. Synonyms 2. weather forecasts 3. time zones 4. stock quotes 5. Maps 6. earthquake data 7. movie showtimes 8. Airports 9. home listings 10. sports scores 11. And much more...
3. • Numbers • Dates • Some specific forms: 1. Ranges 2. Prices 3. Temperatures 4. Money and measurement unit conversions 5. Calculations 6. Package tracking 7. Patents 8. Language translation • And the most awaited,, • "Google Voice Search" search by voice commands. Special Features
4. Search Techniques
6. 1) Current Time • To look up the time for a specific region Syntax: time in Place E.g: time in Ahmedabad
7. 2) To convert currency or measurements • Enter the first amount or unit, type “to”, and then enter the second unit Syntax 1: [Currency of Country] 1 to [Currency of Country 2] E.g: us dollar to inr grams to kg Syntax 2: [currency] E.g: $500
8. 3) To check the weather for a specific area • Gives current weather information of a paricular area Syntax: weather city E.g: weather ahmedabad
9. 4) To set a timer • Sets timer for the desired amount of time Syntax: set timer for [time] E.g: set timer for 1 minute
10. 5) To check the status of a flight • Gives flight information from flight number Syntax: [flight number] E.g: indigo flight 166
11. 6) To define a word • Gives elaborative meaning of the term Syntax: define: [search term] E.g: define: management
12. 7) To look up film showings • Gives movie information of particular city Syntax: [Movie Name] city / zipcode E.g: ki and ka baroda
13. 8) Find a specific file • Useful for specific PDF or PowerPoint file that you previously viewed or need to use for another project. Syntax: [search term]:filetype E.g: axis bank account opening form:pdf
14. 9) To search for sites that are similar to a designated site or domain • Gives similar website links to a given link • you won’t find that particular link. Instead, you’ll find links like that. Syntax: related:[website] E.g: related:amazon.com
15. 10) search specific sites • Often, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrase. • Even if the site doesn’t support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your term. Syntax: [search] site:[website] E.g: dhokla recipe site:sanjeevkapoor.com
16. 11) Find a page that links to another page • Instead of searching for a specific page, you’re searching for a page that links to a specific page. Syntax: link:[website] E.g: link:hindustantimes.com
17. 12) News in a Specific Location • If you're looking for news related to a specific location, you can use the location Syntax: [news to search] location: [city/ state/ counntry] E.g: last storm location:new york
18. 13) To search for a phrase with missing words • Place an asterisk (*) within the search as a placeholder for any unknown terms Syntax: [search term] * [search term] E.g: madhuban * radhika nache
19. 14) Translations • Translates word phrase from one language to another Syntax: translate [word] to [language] E.g: translate tebrikler to english
20. 15) Phone Listing • Gives specific phone number information Syntax: phonebook:[number] E.g: phonebook:+911409964001
21. 16) Zip Code Lookup • Returns zip code for an address • simply search for the rest of the address, including town or city name and state, province, or country. It'll return results with an area code (if applicable) Syntax: [address] E.g: shivranjani, ahmedabad, gujarat
22. 17) Use quotes to search for an exact phrase • Returns only pages with the same words in the same order as what’s in the quotes. Syntax: [search terms] E.g: “hair spa remedy at home ”
23. 18) This OR That • When one or more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator. (Note: The OR has to be capitalized) Syntax: [Company Name 1] OR [Company Name 2] E.g: Discount coupons Lakme salon Or vlcc
24. 19) Compare things • Directly want comparison of two things, use vs Syntax: [search 1] vs [search 2] E.g: samsung s6 edge vs asus zenfone 2
25. 20) Use a hyphen to exclude words ( - ) • Excluding pages that include a specific word. • You can exclude words from your search by using the - operator; • any word in your query preceded by the - sign is automatically excluded from the search results. Syntax: [search term] -[excluding word] E.g: flight fare -indigo
26. 21) Words in the Text • Find a webpage where all the terms you're searching for appear in the text of that page (but not necessarily beside each other), use allintext. Syntax: allintext:[search term] E.g: allintext:swami vivekanand rock
27. 22) Words in the Text + Title, URL etc • Find a webpage where one term appears in the text of that page and another term appears elsewhere on the page, like the title or url, use intext. Syntax: [search term] intext:[search term] E.g: real diamond intext:tanishq
28. 23) Words in the Title Want to find a webpage with certain words contained in the title (but not necessarily beside each other)? Use allintitle. Syntax: allintitle: [search term] E.g: allintitle:quilling earings
29. 24) Words in the TItle + Text, URL, etc Find a webpage where one term appears in the title of that page and another term appears elsewhere on the page, Use, intitle. Syntax: intitle [search term] E.g: sheff intitle:cook
30. 25) Words in the URL Find pages with your search query mentioned in the url, use allinurl. Syntax: allinurl:[searchterm] E.g: allinurl: craft bazar
31. 26) Perform Math Calculations • Perform basic calculations • includes exponentiation and modulo division • perform calculation using words (e.g. divide pi by 2). Syntax: [expression] E.g: 512.75*618/203
32. 27) Perform Advanced Math Computation • trigonometric function • inverse trigonometric functions hyperbolic functions • logarithms (base 10, e, and 2), exponential functions • factorial • combinations Syntax: [expression] E.g: 512.75*618/203
33. 28) Tip Calculator • built-in tip calculator. Syntax: tip calculator E.g: tip calculator
34. Image search • Type images.google.com in addressbar • Click camera button • Paste url or upload image from computer • Press Enter
35. Voice Search
36. Map Search
37. Maps search
41. Presented by: Dhruva Shastri Presented at: Utkarsh Foundation - Women On Web Event Date: 10/04/2016 Email: dhruvashastri12@gmail.com