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CapitalizationCapitalization

CapitalizationCapitalization

george washington =

GEORGE WASHINGTON =

George Washington =

gEoRgE wAsHiNgToN =



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– ’ C++ $99– ’ C++ $99

usually

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SpellingSpelling

Common Words Common Words



usually

Capitalization Most punctuation Spelling

Common Words Excluded Common Words Excluded

“AND”“AND”



usually

Capitalization Most punctuation Spelling Common Words

Automatic “AND”Automatic “AND”

No Impact on Google ResultsNo Impact on Google Results

Capitalization

Most Punctuation

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Common Words

“AND”

Capitalization

Most Punctuation

Spelling

Common Words

“AND”

OK. So what DOES

matter?

OK. So what DOES

matter?

Apostrophes (Apostrophes (’’))

ApostrophesApostrophes

’Were We’re

Hyphenated WordsHyphenated Words

OK. So what DOES

matter?

Apostrophes (’)


[ email ] matches:

“email”

[ e-mail ] matches:

“e-mail,” “email,” and “e mail”

Not sure?Include the hyphen

Not sure?Include the hyphen

Word OrderWord Order

OK. So what DOES

matter?

Apostrophes (’)Hyphenated Words

Order MattersOrder Matterseating plantplant eating VS

OK. So what DOES

matter?

Number of TermsNumber of Terms

Apostrophes (’)Hyphenated WordsWord Order

Search Terms LimitSearch Terms Limit

Excludes automatically omitted terms.

Excludes automatically omitted terms.

These DO matterThese DO matter

Apostrophes (‘)Apostrophes (‘)


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Number of TermsNumber of Terms

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OROR

site:site:

filetype:filetype:

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AND vs. ORAND vs. OR

Increases Number of Results

Increases Number of Results

Include Operator (+)Include Operator (+)

Include Operator (+)Include Operator (+)

Star Trek +IStar Trek I VS

Exclude Operator (-)Exclude Operator (-)

Exclude Operator (-)Exclude Operator (-)

bass -fish -shoes -beerbass VS

Synonyms (~)Synonyms (~)

SynonymsSynonyms

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Phrase SearchPhrase Search

Proper NamesProper Names

We hold these truths to be self-evident…

LyricsLyrics

Famous PhrasesFamous Phrases

““phrase search”phrase search”

Phrase SearchPhrase Search

“ ”“ ”

Site SearchSite Search


site:sdsu.edusite:sdsu.edu


site:

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filetypefiletype:file extension

Complete List and further details

Adobe Acrobat filetype:pdf

Macromedia Flash filetype:swf

Microsoft Word filetype:doc

Microsoft Excel filetype:xls

Microsoft PowerPoint filetype:ppt

http://www.google.com/help/faq_filetypes.html

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filetype:

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OROR

site:site:

filetype:filetype:

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Let’s try it out!

PracticePractice

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Window size:320 X 240

Search for the Dilbert cartoon about the

Google Logo

Search for the Dilbert cartoon about the

Google Logo

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answer.

AnswerAnswer

PracticePractice



Search for pages about Afghanistan that do not mention war or the Taliban

Search for pages about Afghanistan that do not mention war or the Taliban


answer.

AnswerAnswer

PracticePractice



Search for articles in the EET at SDSU that are in Flash

(.swf) format

Search for articles in the EET at SDSU that are in Flash

(.swf) format


answer.

AnswerAnswer

Additional Resources:Additional Resources:

Google Help Center - Basics:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html

Google Help Center - Advanced:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/refinesearch.html

Printable Google Cheatsheet:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/cheatsheet.html

Complete List of Google Operators:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/operators.html

Google Guide:http://www.googleguide.com

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