Google It! Richard Kong and Mohsen Rahnamaie Thousand Oaks Library www.toaks.org/library 10 Cool Things You Can Do With The Google Search Bar.

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Google It! Richard Kong and Mohsen Rahnamaie Thousand Oaks Library 10 Cool Things You Can Do With The Google Search Bar

1. B a s i c S e a r c h i n g

Basic Searching Step-by-Step  Select search term(s)  Enter search term(s) into search box  Click Search or Press Enter key  Browse Results

2. A d v a n c e d S e a r c h i n g Go to for more on how to use Google’s Basic and Advanced Searchwww.googleguide.com Click on “Advanced Search” on main Google Page

Better Searches, Better Results Exact Phrase [“one small step for man”] Excluded Words [bass –fishing, virus -computer] Similar Words [~mobile phone] Multiple Words (or) [Maui OR Hawaii] Multiple Words (and) [vacation Hawaii] “I’m feeling lucky” [takes you directly to first web page returned for your query]

3. D e f i n i t i o n s  “define ______” or “define: ____”  Definitions gathered from around the Web

“define blog”

4. C a l c u l a t o r  Addition+  Subtraction–  Multiplication*  Division /  Percentages %of  Exponents^

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5. N u m b e r s !  Phone #s  Tracking #s  VIN #s  UPC codes  Area Codes  More…

Examples of # searches  Phone numbers Area codes   Tracking packages by # UPC Codes   VIN #s

6. M o v i e s  Showtimes “movies 91360”  Reviews  Buy Tickets Online

7. S t o c k s  Find reports on specific stocks  Compare stocks by entering multiple stock symbols

8. W e a t h e r  Weather forecasts for specific regions of the world  Example: “weather 91360”

9. T r a v e l  Airport weather and delays  Airline Flight Information  Examples: “lax airport” AND “United 164”

10. P I Z Z A !  Find local businesses by typing in a keyword (like “pizza”) and your zipcode