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mommalina
08-01-2006, 10:37 AM
From PC Mechanic Newsletter, 29 Jul 2006 08:22:30 -0000
Subject PC Mechanic Tip of the Day: Google Search Tips

Google Search Tips

Here are a few tips and tricks that help you find exactly what you want when performing a Google search.

1. Encasing a phrase in double quotation marks ( “this phrase in encased” ) will search for that exact phrase, as opposed to searching for the individual words.

2. You can search within a specific site by adding site:domain.com in the search bar. Obviously, replace domain.com with the address of the site you want to search.

3. If you place the tilde (~) symbol directly in front of a word (no spaces), Google will search for not only that word, but also its synonyms. The following search, Computer ~repair, will return sites that not only deal with computer repair, but also computer troubleshooting and more.

Lina

Pi rules
08-06-2006, 03:59 PM
I didn't know the tilde one, thanks! :cool: I just used to use the more common synonyms in OR statements.

Tortanick
08-07-2006, 05:42 PM
nice tips. ~ is great.