Search ability is a basic quality that most people underestimate. Most people who do programming skills know how to use Google, but don’t know how to use its potential. In fact, whether it is Google or Baidu, will search the same people can find what you need, will not search the people with what are not good. Here are some common Google search techniques and shortcuts that can help you find results faster and more accurately. Google is the most powerful search engine in the world, and it has changed the way we find information.

Use accurate phrases

Enclose the keyword you are searching for in quotes and Google will perform a precise phrase search.

Syntax: [searchkey 1] [searchkey 2] [searchkey 3]

1. Use OR for multiple mutually exclusive search criteria

By default, Unless specified, Google will include all the search terms in your search criteria. By typing OR into your keyword, Google knows that it can find one group OR another. Capitalize OR, OR Google will think it’s just part of your keyword.

Syntax: [searchkey 1] OR [searchkey 2]

2. Exclude specified keywords

Remove words from Google searches by adding a minus sign before them.

-[searchkey to exclude] [searchkey to include]

3. Find all the words in the text block

Use Google’s AllinText: syntax to search only the body of a site, ignoring links, urls, and titles.

Grammar: allintext: [searchkeys]

4. Find words in text + title + URL, etc

Find search terms in different locations on the page. That is – in the page body, page title, URL, etc. To do this, use intext: before your keyword.

Grammar: intext: [searchkeys]

5. Title Search (single keyword)

Search for a word within the title of the page, and then search for another word elsewhere on the page. To do this, you need to blend intitle: into your search query.

Syntax :[searchkeys 1] intitle:[searchkeys 2]

6. Title Search (multiple keywords)

Search all the keywords in the query in the page title, using allintitle: before our search term.

Syntax: allintitle:[searchKey1 searchkey2]

7. Search in the URL

Using allinURL makes it easy to search for keywords in urls.

Grammar: allinURL: [searchkeys]

8. Search within the specified website

Search for words within the site – use the site: syntax before the site URL, followed by your search term. This will restrict search results to that site only.

[website URL] [searchkeys]

9. Google Search definitions

Find the definition of a word easily by using define before the word, without having to visit the dictionary website. Google will provide the definition and an audio player to provide the phonetic pronunciation of the word.

Grammar: define: [searchkey]

10. Google wildcards (missing or unknown words)

Didn’t think of all the words? Adding * tells Google to fill in the blanks for you, which is great for song lyrics or title searches.

Syntax: [searchKeys 1] * [searchKeys 2]

11. Google search for file types

When searching for file types (such as PowerPoint and PDF), use the filetype: command in the search term.

Syntax :[searchkeyword] FileType :[file type extension]

12. Conversion calculation

You can do any metric transformation using Google.

Convert [data value + unit of measure] to [like unit of measure]

13. Google Search Calculator

Type your results into the search bar and use Google as a calculator. Numeric operators: * for multiplication, + for addition, – for subtraction, and/for division.

Syntax: [number] [operator] [number]

14. Google Image Search

Find the name, description, and type of the image.

Syntax: [searchKeyw] image type