Google Advanced Search tips and tricks....

Google tips and tricks

Trick #1 : Find the definition of a word:

Trick #2 : Identify Local Time for Any City in the World using Google

Trick #3 : Exclude Keywords in the Search

If you want Google to exclude a word while searching the web page, use – (minus) before the search as shown below. This example searches for the download ebooks, and without the word paid.

Trick #4 : Movie Listings

Google can list the movies playing in your town with showtimes

Trick #5 : Get all results from one specified site :

 Trick #6 : Identify Local Weather for Any City in the World using Google

To see the current weather in Mumbai do the following. Go-ahead and try this yourself for your local city and see how it works

Trick #7 : Wildcard Search

The following search string can be very useful if you forgot the words in a lyric of a song you listened earlier. the wildcard symbol “*” will compare the possible results using the Google algorithm

 Trick #8 : Accessing blocked websites

Want to catch up on the latest celebrity gossip from a site banned in your corporate firewall? Google can help you through cache option.

Trick #9 : Convert Currency

To converter currency, simply enter the conversion you’d like done into the Google search box and Google will provide your answer directly on the results page.

Trick #10 : Tracking Flight Status

If you know the flight number, you don’t have to be calling the airline to check the status

Trick #11 : Unit Conversion:

You can do unit conversion from one to another just by typing in Google as 12.5 cm in

Trick #12 : Searching for specific filetypes

If you are looking for a specific filetype, say a PowerPoint file to learn about Hacking, this is the right search string for you

Trick #13 : Phonebook Search

Google can be your very own online phonebook

Trick #14 : Mathematical Calculations using Google

Normally for doing the metric conversions we will be using some online conversion websites or conversion softwares. However just by using Google search box you can do calculations, unit conversions and money conversions as explained below.

You can use the Google search box as your scientific calculator as

Trick #15 : Google Advanced Search Page

If you are not able to remember some of the advanced search syntax mentioned in this article, then use the Google Advanced search page as shown below.

 source : crazylearner.in