How To Use Google Search Engine Secrets

It can be a tedious chore to sort through search engine results every time we perform a search. Sometimes we get so much useless information returned to us that we consider going old school and heading for the local library. The Google search engine has some search secrets that make your searching and surfing a lot easier. You can head directly to the answers you seek by using some of their simple search functions. These are valuable time saving tools when researching your Ehow or Bukisa articles.

If you want Google to search for synonyms as well as your search term, put a tilde ~ in front of your search term.

Google has a built in calculator function. Simply enter the equation or calculation you'd like done into the search box. Here is an example: 6*2+(sqrt 25)^4=

If you are curious about earthquakes for a specific area type "earthquake" followed by the city and state or zip code. For current earthquake information worldwide, just type the word earthquake into the search box.

Google will do conversions between different units of measurement of height, weight, and volume among others. Just enter the conversion into the search box and Google will convert it for you. Here is an example: 7.5 cm in inches

If you would like the definition of a word, in the search box type define then a space then the word you want defined. Example: define cat. If you need a phrase defined type define: followed by the phrase. Example: define: color of money.

If you are looking for a local business establishment, such as a restaurant, here is an example of what to type: greek food 90210 and Google will return a map, review and phone numbers.

To find showtimes for movies in your area, or any other, type movies or the name of the movie and the zip code. Example: movies 90210 or Harry Potter 90210

To search for flight status of a particular U.S. flight, type in the airlines name followed by the flight number. Example: delta 9025  If you want to see if there are delays at a particular airport type in the name of the city or three letter airport code and then the word airport. Example: Oakland airport or oak airport

Google has a currency converter. Enter the conversion that you want done such as 500 GBP to USD

Need a map? Type in the name of the location or it's zip code followed by the word map. Example: Atlanta map

If there are words that absolutely have to be part of your search results, put a + in front of them in the search box. Example: sweet +tart

If you want to search for sites related to another site, type in related followed by the website. Example: related:http://www.ehow.com

Google will fill in the rest of a search for you. If there is information that you don't know or are unsure of, use an asterisk. Here is an example: Thomas Edison discovered *

To find out where certain area codes are from, type in the three digit code and hit enter.

If you use the search term intitle, Google will only search web page titles. Example: intitle:"Abraham Lincoln"

The term intext searches only the text of a webpage. Example: intext:dogs

The link: search term lets you know what pages are linking to your pages. Example: link:http://www.yahoo.com

You can also use the intitle command to search only a specific site. This will cut down on clutter as well. Example: intitle:"Abraham Lincoln" site:k12.com

You can use Google to return results that require a 'range' such as articles on Ehow. Example: "100..250 articles" site:ehow.com This will return everyone with that range of articles on Ehow's site.

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