Every
effort has been made to ensure that these sites are appropriate for
middle school students. However, District Eleven makes no guarantee
that all links to outside sites will be acceptable to parents and
students. Adults should monitor student internet use as a safety
precaution. Students should never use the internet without
parent and/or teacher permission.
- click pictures, audio, or video
- click images, video or mp3/audio
- click multimedia
This
would find dolphin sites except those with the word bottlenose on them.
Note that NOT is capitalized with a space before and after, whereas - only
has a space before.
People (Plus and AND)
Add
something in!
This
would find only dolphin sites that included the word freshwater. The
words may or not appear together or in the same context. Notice that AND
is capitalized with a space before and after, whereas + only has a space
before.
Learn
(Lower Case)
Find
sites with all capital or lower case versions of my keyword!
This
would find all these results: olympian, Olympian, OLYMPIAN, or any other
combination of case.
To
(Title)
Find
only pages with this word in the title!
This
would find sites that were more narrowly focused on your topic because
your keyword is in the name of the pages).
Search
(Star * Wildcard)
Find
sites with different keyword endings, similar spellings, etc!
This
would find sites that contained travel, travels, travelled, traveling,
travelling, traveler, traveller, and so on.
This
would find sites that contained type, typing, typist, typical, typed,
typography, types, etc.
Links (Link)
Find
sites linked to this one!
This
would find any and all sites which were related to the one you like
because it finds sites that are hyperlinked to www.examplesite.com,
assuming you correctly typed in the address (URL) of the originating site.
Quickly
(Quotes)
Find
these words only as a phrase!!
This
would find any sites that had this phrase. You should not get results for
either computer or literacy alone--just when they appear together.
SEARCH
TRICKS FROM GOOGLE
About This Cheat Sheet
For more tips, tricks, & examples, visit
www.GoogleGuide.com.
By Nancy Blachman, Tasha Bergson-Michelson, & Jerry Peek who don't
work for Google.
(A
printable
PDF version
is available.)
Dan Shugar
intext:Powerlight
(Find pages mentioning Dan Shugar where his company,
Powerlight, is included in the text of the page, i.e., less likely
to be from the corporate website.)
Allintext:
If you begin your query with allintext
, Google confines the search results to pages including all the query
terms you have specified in the text of your page. For example, [
allintext: sports entertainment lounge ] the query would pull only pages
in which words “sports,” “entertainment,” and “lounge” appeared in the
text of the page.
Allinachor:
If you begin your query with
allinanchor, Gogle confines the search results to pages including
all query terms you specify in the anchor text on links to the page. For
example, [ allinanchor: historic restaurants Italy ] the query would pull
only pages in which the anchor text on links to the pages contain the
words “historic,” “restaurants, “ and “
Italy.” Anchor text is the text on a page that is linked to another web
page or a different place on the current page.
Cache:
If you add other words in your query, Google will highlight those
words within the cached document. For instance, [ cache:www.ggogle.com web
] will show the cached content with the word “web” highlighted. This
functionally is also accessible by clicking on the “Cached” link on
Google’s main results page. The query [ cache: ] will show the version of
the web page that Google has in its cache.
Link:This will list webpage’s that have links to the specified
webpage. Back links. For instance, [ link:www.google.com ] will list
webpage’s that have links pointing to the Google homepage. Note there can
be no space between the “link:” and the web page url.
(also an
advanced search operator within MSN and Yahoo!)
Site:
This will restrict your search results to the site or domain you specify.
Example, if you enter [ peace site:gov ] you will find pages about peace
within the .gov domain will come up. You can specify a domain with or
without a period, e.g., either as .gov or gov.(also an advanced search operator within
MSN and Yahoo!)
Allintitle:
Google will bring up all results containing all the query terms you
specify in the title. For example, [ allintitle: sports trivia ] this will
pull up only documents that contain the words “sports” and “trivia” in the
title.
Allinurl:
Will pull up all specified terms within the URL. For example,
[allinurl:google faq] will return only documents that contain the words
“google” and “faq” in the URL, such as
Author:
If you begin your query with author,
Google will restrict your Google Groups results to include
newsgroup articles by the author you specify. The author can be a full or
partial name or email address. Here is an example, [Pet
Cemetery author:Steven King ], this will return articles that contain the
word “Pet Cemetery” written by Steven King.
Define:If you begin your query search with
define, this will show
definitions from pages on the web for the term that you specify. An
example, [ define: football ] this will pull definitions for “football.”
(also an
advanced search operator within Yahoo!)
Filetype:
When you add filetype in the
query search box, this will bring up the result pages whose names end in
the specified suffix you have typed. For example, [ web page evaluation
checklist filetype:pdf ]. This will return Adobe Acrobat pdf files that
match the terms “web,” “page,” “evolution,” and “checklist.”
(also an
advanced search operator within MSN and Yahoo!)
Group:
By typing group operator, Google
will restrict your
Google Groups
results to newsgroup articles from certain groups or sub areas. Example, [
dream group:misc.adults.moderated ] this will return articles in the group
misc.adults.moderated that contain the word “dream” and [dream
group:misc.adults] will return articles in the sub area misc.adults that
contain the word “dream.”
Info:
If you enter info: specific URL
this will present you with some information about the corresponding web
page. Example, [ info:gothotel.com ], this will show information about the
national directory GotHotel.com home page.
Insubject:
By entering insubject with the
search query, Google will restrict articles in Google Groups to
those that contain the terms you specify in the subject. For example, [
insubject:”can’t sleep” ] this will return any Google Group
articles that contain the phrase “can’t sleep” in the subject.
Intext:
This will pull results with documents containing your specific term in the
text. For instance, [ intext:phenomenon ] this will return documents that
mention the word “phenomenon” in the text.
Putting intext:
in front of every word in your query is equivalent to putting
allintext: t the front of your
query. Example, [ intext:modern intext:artists ], is the same as [
allintext:modern artists ]
Intitle:
By doing this, you will be pulling documents containing your specific term
in the title. Example, [ spider bite intitle:symptoms ], this will bring
up documents that mention the word “symptoms” in their titles, and mention
“spider” and “bite” anywhere in the document (title or not).
(also an
advanced search operator within MSN and Yahoo!)
Inurl:
Including inurl: within the
search box will pull documents containing your specified term within the
URL. Example, [ inurl:print site:www.googleguide.com ] searches for pages
on Google Guide in which the URL contains the word “print.” It finds pdf
files that are in the directory or folder named “print” on the Google
Guide website. (also an advanced search operator within
MSN and Yahoo!)
Location:
By placing location: within your
search query, this will pull only articles from the location you specify
will be returned. Example, [ magazine location:Los Angeles ], this will
bring up articles that match the term “magazine” from sites in Los
Angeles.
(also an advanced search operator within MSN)
Movie: Entering in movie: will
pull movie related information. This function is more of a random search
operator, but still can be useful in its own way.
Phonebook:
Entering in phonebook
will grab all U.S. white page listings for your selected query term.
Example, [ phonebook:Starbucks Riverside ] this will pull all phonebook
listings of “Starbucks” in “Riverside”.
Rphonebook:
This will pull U.S. residential white page listings for the selected
keyword(s) you have specified. Example, [ rphonebook:Rachael Smith Los
Angeles ] this will pull the phonebook listings for Rachael Smith in Los
Angeles (city or state). Abbreviations like [ rphonebook:Rachael Smith LA
] also work.
Related:
Placing related:url, within the
search query will list web pages that are similar to the web pages you
specified. Example, [ related:www.basketballnews.com ] will list web pages
that are similar to the Basketball News homepage.
Source:
Placing source: within your
search, this will pull articles from the news source with the ID you
specify. For example, [ darfur source: Los Angeles Times ], this will
return articles with the word “darfur” that appear in the Los Angeles
Times. To find a news source ID, enter a query that includes a term and
the names of the publication you’re seeking.
Stocks:
Placing stocks: within the
search box, Google will interpret the rest of the query terms as
NYSE,
NASDAQ,
AMEX,
or mutual fund stock ticker symbols, and will open a page showing stock
information for the symbols you specify. Example, [ stocks: ebay.o ] this
will give you information about Ebay Inc.
Store:
Typing store: within your search
box,
Froogle
will pull information of the store ID you specify. Example, [dress shirts
store: Nordstrom’s] will return listings that match the terms “dress” and
“shirts” from the store Nordstrom’s.
Weather:
Placing weather: and the city or
location name, if recognized, will place the forecast at the top of the
result pages. Your results will usually include links to sites with the
weather conditions and forecast for that location. There is no need to
include a colon after the word. Example, [ weather Whittier CA ], this
will return the weather for Whittier, California and [weather+ zip code]
will pull information regarding the weather for that specific zip code.
Hostname:
By adding hostname: within your
Yahoo search query, this will allow you to find all documents from a
particular host only. Example, [ hostname: computers.yahoo.com ]
Domain:
Placing domain: within your
Yahoo search query will pull all pages within a particular domain and all
its sub domains if you search without www. Example, [ domain:
computers.yahoo.com ]
Originurlextension: By placing
originurlextension: within your
Yahoo search query, this will pull all pages from a specific filetype
containing your specific keyword.
Orignurlpath:
By placing orignurlpath: within
your Yahoo search query, this will pull all pages that have the keyword
inside their directory names. This is used to mainly analyze the directory
names of your competitors.
Stem:
By adding stem inside of your
Yahoo search query, this will pull all pages containing your specific
keyword or keywords with different endings. This is used to analyze your
competition’s use of stemming.
Linkdomain:
By adding linkdomain: inside of
your Yahoo search query, his will pull all pages that link to a particular
domain.
(also an advanced search operator within MSN)
Yahoo has some additional features that you
might like as well;
All of these
words: This action will include all of the words that you
specify within your search. Comparable to placing “AND” between your
specified words, “+” in front of your specified word. Example, if you are
looking for “Brea Sports Bars.” This will pull all pages with “all of
these words” within them.
At least one
of these words: This will include all matches with either one
or more of your specific words within their pages. This is just like
placing “OR” between your specified words. Example, if you need to read up
on either “hats or beanies.”
The exact
phrase: By placing this with your search query, this will
pull all pages that have the exact phrase that you have placed within your
search box. This is just like placing quotes (“ “) around a group of
specific words. Example, if you are looking for a specific phrase to a
movie: “This is Sparta!”
None of these
words: This will limit pages from your search by not pulling
pages that contain your specified words within them. This is just like
placing “NOT” between your specific words or “-“ before your specified
words. Example, you are looking for information about baseball in the “all
of these words” query, but baseball bats within the “none of these words”
query. Feature:acrobat + your specific
keyword, this will pull all pages that contain your keyword
and links to Adobe Acrobat files.
Feature:applet + your specific keyword this will pull all
pages that contain your keyword and embedded Java applets.
Feature:activex + your specific keyword this will pull all
pages that contain your keyword and ActiveX controls or layouts.
Feature:audio
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and links to audio files.
Feature:flash
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and Flash files or links to Flash files.
Feature:form
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and use forms.
Feature:frame
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and use frames.
Feature:hompage + your specific keyword this will pull all
pages that contain your keyword and are seen as personal pages because
they use a title in their directory structure.
Feature:image
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and gif, jpg and other image files.
Feature:javascript + your specific keyword this will pull all
pages that contain your keyword and Javascript.
Feature:index
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword.
Feature:meta
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and meta tags.
Feature:script + your specific keyword this will pull all
pages that contain your keyword and embedded scripts.
Feature:shockwave + your specific keyword this will pull all
pages that contain your keyword and links to or has embedded shockwave
files.
Feature:table
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and tables.
Feature:video
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and links to or embedded video files.
Feature:vrml
+ your specific keyword this will pull all pages that contain
your keyword and links to VRML files.
There is also a “
Shortcuts”
section within Yahoo!, so if you are really interested in learning about
all of your advanced searching options, this will help you in your quest
for additional information.
Also, some people ask “What is the differance
between Yahoo’s Link: and LinkDomain: search commands? Link: is a command
that will find inbound links that link to a specific URL. LinkDomain: is a
command that will find inbound links that link to a domain. What is
expected is that an entire website would have more inbound links than a
single webpage, hence the LinkDomain: command will be numerically greater
than the Link: command.
Contains:
By adding contains: within your
search query, this will pull all pages that have links to the file type
that you specify. Example, [ music contains: wma ] this will pull pages
containing links to WMA.
IP:
By adding IP: within your search
query, this will find all sites that are hosted by a specific IP address.
The IP address must be a dotted quad address. Example, [ IP:
123.45.678.901 ]
Language:
This will pull all pages with specified languages. Specify the language
directly after the language:keyword. Example, [ language:en ] this will
allow you to see only web pages in English.
Prefer:
This adds emphasis on either a word or another operator. Example, [
baseball prefer: club ]
Feed:
By typing feed: in your search
query, this will pull RSS or Atom feeds on a website. Example, [
site:www.latimes.com feed:www.latimes.com ]
Hasfeed:
By placing hasfeed: within your
MSN search query,
this will pull up documnts that withhold an RSS or Atom feed on a site.
See Google and Yahoo! Advanced Search Operators above for
additionl search commands
that are the same in MSN.
After all that has been placed here, Search
Operators are there to make our specific searches a little bit easier. So
just remember, anything information you need to find, it is only an
Advanced Search away!
