All the functions are listed on the official page of google. They have called it a cheat sheet http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html
Also have you tried out the new beta search... http://www.google.com/experimental/ Go there and try the keyboard search... I think it will pass the beta phase because it is awsome. I have been using it for 2/3 days and i love it... Hope that you like it too. On Dec 4, 2007 12:43 AM, RC (आर.सी.) Adhikari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Search Google Like An Expert > > 1. Explicit Phrase: Lets say you are looking for content about internet > marketing. Instead of just typing internet marketing into the Google search > box, you will likely be better off searching explicitly for the phrase. To > do this, simply enclose the search phrase within double quotes. > > Example: *"internet marketing" * > > 2. Exclude Words: Lets say you want to search for content about internet > marketing, but you want to exclude any results that contain the term > advertising. To do this, simply use the "-" sign in front of the word you > want to exclude. > > Example *Search: internet marketing -advertising * > > 3. Site Specific Search: Often, you want to search a specific website for > content that matches a certain phrase. Even if the site doesn't support a > built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for your > term. Simply use the "site:somesite.com" modifier. > > Example: *"internet marketing" site:www.smallbusinesshub.com* > > 4. Similar Words and Synonyms: Let's say you are want to include a word in > your search, but want to include results that contain similar words or > synonyms. To do this, use the "~" in front of the word. > > Example: *"internet marketing" ~professional* > > 5. Specific Document Types: If you're looking to find results that are of > a specific type, you can use the modifier "filetype:". For example, you > might want to find only PowerPoint presentations related to internet > marketing. > > Example: *"internet marketing" filetype:ppt* > > 6. This OR That: By default, when you do a search, Google will include all > the terms specified in the search. If you are looking for any one of one or > more terms to match, then you can use the OR operator. (Note: The OR has to > be capitalized). > > Example: *internet marketing OR advertising* > > 7. Phone Listing: Let's say someone calls you on your mobile number and > you don't know how it is. If all you have is a phone number, you can look it > up on Google using the phonebook feature. > > Example: *phonebook:617-555-1212* (note: the provided number does not work > – you'll have to use a real number to get any results). > > 8. Area Code Lookup: If all you need to do is to look-up the area code for > a phone number, just enter the 3-digit area code and Google will tell you > where it's from. > > Example: *617 * > > 9. Numeric Ranges: This is a rarely used, but highly useful tip. Let's say > you want to find results that contain any of a range of numbers. You can do > this by using the X..Y modifier (in case this is hard to read, what's > between the X and Y are two periods. This type of search is useful for years > (as shown below), prices or anywhere where you want to provide a series of > numbers. > > Example: president 1940..1950 > > 10. Stock (Ticker Symbol): Just enter a valid ticker symbol as your search > term and Google will give you the current financials and a quick thumb-nail > chart for the stock. > > Example: *GOOG * > > 11. Calculator: The next time you need to do a quick calculation, instead > of bringing up the Calculator applet, you can just type your expression in > to Google. > > Example: *48512 * 1.02* > > 12. Word Definitions: If you need to quickly look up the definition > of<http://ads.clicksor.com/go.php?cpx=cpc&uid=2069876873&pid=84887&sid=123952&curl=http%3A%2F%2Fmeta.7search.com%2Fclick%2Fclick.aspx%3Furlid%3D13646779%26affiliateid%3D64054%26keyword%3Ddefinition%26sk%3Ddefinition%2Bof%26s%3Dpls%26u%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252fclicksor.com%26rank%3D1%26rid%3D123952%26sd%3D12%252f03%252f07%2B23%253a42%253a33.951>a > word or phrase, simply use the "define:" command. > > Example: *define:plethora * > > 13. Searching for URLs containing certain words. Use the "inurl:word" > modifier. > > Example *site:i-hack.org inurl:psp* > > > -- Regards Fire3Ashes --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
