This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Dashes
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Put a dash before a word that you want to exclude in your search. bears - Chicago
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related:query
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Use related: to find sites that are related to the specified site. related:wikipedia.org
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filetype:pdf
Use filetype:pdf to find information in the PDF format.
The Tudors filetype:pdf |
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Quotation Marks
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Use quotes to search for an exact word or set of words. This is useful for searching quotes and song lyrics. "To be or not to be"
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site:query
Use site: to search within a specific website.
site:nytimes.com |
Tilde
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Use a tilde before a term to include results with its synonyms. Thanksgiving ~desserts
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Two Periods
Use two periods (..) between two numbers to express range of things like date, measurements and prices.
history 1910..1930 |
link:query
Use link: to search for sites that link to the specified site url.
link:nytimes.com |
filetype:ppt
Use filetype:ppt to find information that is in PowerPoint format.
Norman England filetype:ppt |
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