Google is obviously the best search engine out there (sorry Internet Explorer). However, Google can get really frustrating, especially when you just can’t seem to get the right results. So down below are some symbols that will help you make the best out of Google.
Quick Tricks
Asterisk
Use an asterisk in place of a word to help find different variations of a phrase. Ex. * into the sunset, this would populate titles that have “into the sunset” in the results and the first word will vary
Minus
Put a minus sign in front of a word that you do not want in your search results Ex. how to groom a dog -cats, this would include only results on how to groom dogs, and no results will pop up about cats.
Pictures
When searching for specific types of pictures, you can filter out the ones you don’t want by clicking the “tools” option directly under the search bar. Some of the characteristics you can filter by are size, color, and type.
Quotes
Phrases put into quotes will populate strictly the phrase within the quotes. Ex. “Goat Yoga,” googling goat yoga will show results only pertaining to goat yoga.
In addition to the tips above, there are also simple tricks that making Googling easier. On the right-hand side of the search bar, there is a microphone that allows you to search by your voice. All you have to do is click the microphone, and whatever you say will pop up in the search bar. This tool is great for when you don’t know how to spell certain words. And if you’re just bad with words in general, then this next tip will help as well. By typing a number into the search bar, and put “=english,” it will transform the number into word form. If you need a timer simply type the amount of time that you need, and a timer will appear. Likewise, if you search stopwatch, a stopwatch will be the first result.
Hopefully, these tricks will help you have better results when using Google, and maybe they’ll even help you out Google, Google.