Google Operators

Basic Operators

• vacation hawaii
  the words vacation and Hawaii .
• Maui OR Hawaii
  either the word Maui or the word Hawaii
• "To each his own"
  the exact phrase to each his own
• virus –computer
  the word virus but NOT the word computer
• +sock
  Only the word sock, and not the plural or any tenses or synonyms
• ~auto loan
  loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc.
• define:computer
  definitions of the word computer from around the Web.
• red * blue
  the words red and blue separated by one or more words.
• I'm Feeling Lucky
  Takes you directly to first web page returned for your query.

 

CALCULATOR OPERATORS

• +
  addition
  45 + 39

• -
  subtraction
  45 – 39
• *
  multiplication
  45 * 39
• /
  division
  45 / 39
• % of
  percentage of
  45% of 39
• ^
  raise to a power
  2^5
  (2 to the 5th power)

 

ADVANCED OPERATORS

• site:
  Search only one website
  admission site:www.stanford.edu
  (Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.)
• [#]…[#]
  Search within a
  range of numbers
  DVD player $100..150
  (Search for DVD players between $100 and $150)
• link:
  linked pages
  link:www.stanford.edu
  (Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.)
• info:
  Info about a page
  info:www.stanford.edu
  (Find information about the Stanford University website.)
• related:
  Related pages
  related:www.stanford.edu
  (Find websites related to the Stanford University website.)