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Google Operator Cheat Sheet

This document provides a cheat sheet for using Google operators to refine search queries. It lists various operators such as quotes, hyphens, tildes, plus signs, asterisks, OR, periods, site:, allintitle:, intitle:, allinurl:, inurl:, related:, and define:. For each operator, it provides an example query and sometimes tips on usage, such as using quotes or including multiple terms separated by the operator. The operators allow searching for exact phrases, excluding terms, including synonyms, forcing inclusion of stop words, wildcard searches, optional terms, numeric ranges, searching within sites, and requiring or allowing terms in titles or URLs.

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Google Operator Cheat Sheet

This document provides a cheat sheet for using Google operators to refine search queries. It lists various operators such as quotes, hyphens, tildes, plus signs, asterisks, OR, periods, site:, allintitle:, intitle:, allinurl:, inurl:, related:, and define:. For each operator, it provides an example query and sometimes tips on usage, such as using quotes or including multiple terms separated by the operator. The operators allow searching for exact phrases, excluding terms, including synonyms, forcing inclusion of stop words, wildcard searches, optional terms, numeric ranges, searching within sites, and requiring or allowing terms in titles or URLs.

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Google Operators Cheat Sheet

““
Use quotes around a phrase when you want Google to look for that exact phrase.
EXAMPLE- “podcasting for business”
TIP- You may also do a query with some words within quotes, and other words out of the
quotes. EX- “podcasting for business” money time

-
Use the hyphen when you don’t want a specific word included in the search results.
EXAMPLE- piano man –billy –joel (You don’t want Billy Joel included in the search results.)

~
Use the tilde before a word if you want Google to include results with synonyms of that
word.
EXAMPLE- nail fungus ~remedy

+
Use the plus before stop words (commonly used words like: the, how, where, digits,
numbers, etc) to force Google to include them in the results.
EXAMPLE- +the dream

*
Use the asterisk (known as the wildcard) anywhere within the phrase of query. Google
uses the asterisk as a word placeholder, and will find a variety of sites with different
words being used in place of the asterisk.
EXAMPLE- i love * books
TIP- You may use quotes around the phrase. EX- “I love * books”

OR
Use the capitalized OR in between words or phrases when you want Google to offer
results containing one word or another.
EXAMPLE- "cost of living" new york city OR los angeles
TIP- You may include more than one OR within a query. EX- "cost of living" new york city OR
los angeles or paris or London

..
Use two side-by-side periods when you want Google to search for a numeric range.
EXAMPLE- Ipod $100..$250
TIP- Can also be used for years.
site:
Search for information within one specific website.
EXAMPLE- help site:www.aol.com

allintitle:
Obtain web pages that have several specific words within the title.
EXAMPLE- allintitle:essay topics
TIP #1- You must start your query with this operator.
TIP #2- You can use quotes around the entire phrase, or parts of the phrase. EX:
allintitle:"essay topics" college

intitle:
Obtain web pages that have a specific word within the title.
EXAMPLE- intitle:decoupage
TIP #1- You may include this operator anywhere within the query. EX- plates intitle:decoupage
TIP #2- Any additional words that you include in the query will only be seen within the web
page, not in the title.

allinurl:
Obtain web pages that have several specific words within the URL.
EXAMPLE- allinurl:college essay
TIP #1: You must start your query with this operator.
TIP #2: You can use quotes around the entire phrase. EX- allinurl:”college essay”

inurl:
Obtain web pages that have a specific word within the URL.
EXAMPLE- inurl:decoupage
TIP #1- You may include this operator anywhere within the query.
EX- glasses inurl:decoupage
TIP #2- Any additional words that you include in the query will only be seen within the web
page, not the title.

related:
Enter a website URL, and get a list of websites that are similar.
EXAMPLE- related:www.ask.com

define:
Offers a list of definitions for a word or term.
EXAMPLE- define:persuasive essay

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