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Google Search Shortcuts-Google Cheat Sheet

Google for Power Searchers

Here are the top Google Shortcuts that any savvy Googler should have under his or her
belt. You'll find that using these Google Search Shortcuts will greatly cut down on your
Google search time, as well as make your Google searches more effective and more
efficient.

Google Shortcut
nokia phone
sailing OR boating
"love me tender"
printer -cartridge
Toy Story +2
~auto
define:serendipity
how now * cow
+
*
/
% of
^
old in new (conversion)
site:(search only one website)
link:(find linked pages)
#...#(search within a number range)
daterange:(search within specific date
range)

Finds Pages That Have...

the words nokia and phone
either the word sailing or the word boating
the exact phrase love me tender
the word printer but NOT the word cartridge
movie title including the number 2
looks up the word auto and synonyms
definitions of the word serendipity
the words how now cow separated by one or
more words
addition; 978+456
subtraction; 978-456
multiplication; 978*456
division; 978/456
percentage; 50% of 100
raise to a power; 4^18 (4 to the eighteenth
power)
45 celsius in Fahrenheit
site:websearch.about.com invisible web
link:www.lifehacker.com
nokia phone $200...$300
bosnia daterange:200508-200510

safesearch: (exclude adult content)

info: (find info about a page)
related: (related pages)
cache: (view cached page)
filetype:(restrict search to specific
filetype)
allintitle: (search for keywords in page
title)
inurl:(restrict search to page URLs)
site:.edu (specific domain search)
site:country code (restrict search to
country)
intext:(search for keyword in body text)
allintext: (return pages with all words
specified in body text)
book(search book text)
phonebook:(find a phone number)
bphonebook: (find business phone
numbers)
rphonebook:(find residential phone
numbers)
movie:(search for showtimes)
stocks:(get a stock quote)
weather:(get local weather)

safesearch:breast cancer
info:www.websearch.about.com
related:www.websearch.about.com
cache:google.com
zoology filetype:ppt
allintitle:"nike" running
inurl:chewbacca
site:.edu, site:.gov, site:.org, etc.
site:.br rio de Janeiro
intext:parlor
allintext:north pole
book The Lord of the Rings
phonebook:Google CA
bphonebook:Intel OR
rphonebook:Joe Smith Seattle WA
movie:wallace and gromit 97110
stocks:ncesa
weather:97132

Ask Search Cheat Sheet

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Ask Shortcut

Finds Pages That Have...

the entire phrase "love my cat" in that exact
"love my cat"
order
nap -office
the word nap but NOT the word office
looks for instances of the word "hamburger"
intitle: hamburger
in the page title
looks for instances of the word "cheese" in
inurl: cheese
the page URL
NL(Dutch),EN(English), FR(French),
love lang:(insert
DE(German),IT(Italian),PT(Portuguese),ES
code)
(Spanish)
site:(search only one search just one domain or site; i.e.,
website)
site:websearch.about.com "myspace"
searches one geographic
location:CA(Central
geoloc: (insert code) America),EU(Europe),IA (India or
Asia),NA(North America),OC(Oceania),SA
(South America)
last date modified; i.e., last:week,
last:
last:month, last:year
beforedate:(insert
i.e., search engines beforedate:19880318
specific date)
(march 18, 1988)
after: (insert specific
afterdate:19880318
date)
betweendate:(insert i.e., "madonna songs"
specific date)
betweendate:19940201,19991119
searches for images (sub your own search
images:coffee
term)
zip code
find lots of info just using a zip code
weather in...
i.e., weather in san francisco
get a map of anywhere in the world: i.e.,
map
map alaska
get the time anywhere in the world; i.e.,
time in
time in new york city
population stats; i.e., population of los
population of
angeles
local search
i.e., pizza 97110, plumbers portland oregon
find titles, showtimes, and reviews in your
movie:
area
encyclopedia:
find an encyclopedia entry using Ask.com

dictionary:
convert:
famous people

use Ask to find a definition, i.e., dictionary

podcast
i.e., 4 miles to yards, 56 ounces to pounds
just type in a name: Thomas Jefferson, Mr.
T, etc.
specify your start and end points
for example, stock:nike
find an address

driving directions
stock:
address john smith
phone number jane
find a phone number
doe
ringtones:
i.e., ringtones:raffi
wallpapers:waterfalls NOTE: this is only for mobile wallpapers
goes directly to a bunch of free online
free games
games
instant blog search; find instant info on popular blogs and recent
i.e., lifehacker
posts
insert country, state, or province name for a
capitol of...
quick answer
insert country, state, or province name for a
president of...
quick answer
insert country, state, or province name for a
government of...
quick answer
insert country, state, or person's name for a
history of...
quick answer
insert country, state, or province name for a
culture of...
quick answer
insert pretty much anything here for a quick
facts on...
answer
insert country, state, or province name for a
religion in...
quick answer
insert country, state, or province name for a
climate in...
quick answer

Yahoo Search Shortcuts-Yahoo Cheat Sheet

Searchers

Yahoo for Power

Here are the top Yahoo Search Shortcuts that will make your Yahoo search experience
fast, fun, and ultimately efficient. You'll find that using these Yahoo Search Shortcuts will
greatly cut down on your Yahoo search time, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how
much good stuff that Yahoo has to offer with just a few simple commands.
Printable Yahoo Cheat Sheet | Yahoo 101 | Yahoo Reference Search | Yahoo Special
Properties | Yahoo Shortcuts

Yahoo Shortcut
nokia phone
sailing OR boating
"love me tender"
printer -cartridge
Toy Story +2
synonym soda
define cornucopia
how now * cow
+
*
/
^
convert(conversion)
site:(search only one website)
link:(find linked pages)
originurlextension:(restrict search to
specific filetype)
title: (search for keywords in page
title)
inurl:(restrict search to page URLs)
site:.edu (specific domain search)
site:country code (restrict search to
country)
map
weather
define

Finds Pages That Have...

the words nokia and phone
either the word sailing or the word boating
the exact phrase love me tender
the word printer but NOT the word cartridge
movie title including the number 2
looks up the word soda and synonyms
definitions of the word cornucopia
the words how now cow separated by one or more
words
addition; 978+456
subtraction; 978-456
multiplication; 978*456
division; 978/456
raise to a power; 4^18 (4 to the eighteenth power)
convert 2 miles to inches
site:websearch.about.com invisible web
link:www.lifehacker.com
zoology originurlextension:ppt
title:Nike
inurl:chewbacca
site:.edu, site:.gov, site:.org, etc.
site:.br rio de Janeiro
map Portland Oregon
weather 97110
define misanthrope

news
### (find area code)
gas (find gas prices
traffic (find traffic reports)
search local listings
zip codes
movie showtimes
sports scores
stock quotes
images
videos

news White House

503
gas 97132
chicago traffic
corvallis oregon plumber
zip code watertown new york
showtimes 45678 (zip)
astros scores
quote ncesa
cheese images
surf videos

airport info
flight status
aircraft registry
book price
facts(encyclopedia definitions)

seatac airport
Alaska Airlines 45
(number of plane) 784r5
type in ISBN number
warthogs facts
For UPS, type tracking
code.FedEx=fedex:tracking
code.USPS=usps:tracking code.
patent:4567894
type in VIN number
time in paris
97110 pizza

package tracker
patent: (find patent info)
vehicle history
time zones
yellow page(need zip and topic)
[!] operator(instantly go to any
Yahoo service
hotels(find hotels)

mail! or fantasy football! or reference!

Yakima hotels

The Best Search Engines on the Web

From Wendy Boswell,
Your Guide to Web Search.
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Do you have a general search question that can be asked with a few key words?: Google
is always a safe bet for most search queries, and most of the time your search will be
successful on the very first page of search results. Yahoo is also a great choice, and finds

a lot of stuff that Google does not necessarily pick up. Read more about general search
engines...
Do you need an answer quickly and don't want to search for it?: There are some search
engines out there that are able to answer factual questions, among these are
Answers.com, BrainBoost, Factbites, and Ask Jeeves. You can also learn more about
searching the Web more efficiently with my free email class, Web Search 101 - Search
More of the Web.
Would you like to search with more than one search engine at once?: Search engines that
combine results from multiple search engines are called metasearch engines. Good
examples of metasearch engines are SurfWax, Ixquick, Search.com, and Mamma. For
even more metasearch search engines, read more...
Do you need help in narrowing or broadening your search?: There are quite a few
search engines that will help you do this with clustered results or search suggestions.
Some of these include Clusty, WiseNut, AOL Search, and Teoma, in addition to
Gigablast, AllTheWeb, and SurfWax.
Would you like to see a screenshot preview of search results? : This is always a fun (and
convenient) option; it's nice to see a quick thumbnail of your search results before you
actually go there. Some search engines that provide screenshot previews include
Exalead, TalkDigger, Kartoo, ZapMeta, and Search.com.
Do you need academic or research oriented results?: There are lots of great search
engines that deal primarily in academic and research oriented results. Included among
there are Scirus, Yahoo Reference, National Geographic Map Machine, MagPortal,
CompletePlanet, FirstGov, and EducationWorld.
Do you need to find images, photos, clipart?: Images on the Web are easy to find,
especially with targeted image search engines such as Picsearch, Ditto, and of course,
Google has some fantastic image search capabilities. You can also check out my list of
Image Search Engines-Directories-Collections, or Clip Art-Buttons-Graphics- IconsImages on the Web.
Are you looking for multimedia? Sounds, movies, music?: There's so much multimedia
on the Web that your main problem will be finding enough time to look at it all. Here are
a few places you can use to search for sounds, movies, and music on the Web: Loomia,
Torrent Typhoon, The Internet Movie Database, SingingFish, and Podscope. For
even more multimedia search engines and sites, read more...
Do you need to find a blog? How about an online community?: Finding someone with
similar interests on the Web via a blog or online community is simple. Use LjSeek,
Technorati, and Daypop to search for blogs; find people with ZoomInfo, Pretrieve, or
Zabasearch, and search for discussion groups and message boards with BoardTracker.
Read more about Blog Search Engines, and more ways that you can find people online.
The Best Search Engines on the Web - What Are They?:
There are a LOT of great search engines out there, and you're sure to find at least one (or
two, or three) that will fit your unique search needs. Here are a few more resources that
can help you in your search for the best search engine:

Top 10 Ways to Find Multimedia on the Web: Use these search engines to find
some great audio files, BitTorrent files, free movie downloads, movie trailers, and
all kinds of multimedia.
100 Search Engines in 100 Days: One hundred of the best search engines out
there today.
Top Ten Book Search Engines: Whether you're looking for a rare book, a used
book, an audio book, or a comic book, chances are you can find it on the Web
using one of these excellent book search engines.
Search Engines for Kids: If you have children, or are a child yourself, then this
list of search engines and other sites just for kids is for you.
Google Cheat Sheet: You'll find that using these Google Search Shortcuts will
greatly cut down on your Google search time, as well as make your Google
searches more effective and more efficient.

More Best Search Engines

Google QuizEurekster Swicki-Make Your Own Search EngineTop 10 Audio Search

Engines-BitTorrent Search Engines, Free Movie Downloads
The Best Search Engines

Google SearchAOL Search Records and User PrivacyMap Search with the Map Machine
More of the Best Search Engines

Search the Web with GigablastFoodieView, a Free Recipe Search Engine Yahoo Search
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