google.Com search tips:: |
A search for... |
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Returns pages containing... |
ruby slippers |
ruby and slippers, preferring pages with the phrase ruby slippers |
ruby OR slippers |
either the word Ruby or the word slippers |
"ruby slippers" |
the exact phrase ruby slippers |
+ruby slippers |
contains ruby, maybe contains slippers |
+ruby +slippers |
both ruby and slippers in the document, although not necessarily next to one another |
+Dorothy -Hamill |
the name Dorothy; pages containing Hamill are ranked lower |
Dorothy Gale |
the name Dorothy Gale (remember to capitalize proper nouns) |
Dorothy * Toto |
the name Dorothy and the name Toto, separated by one or more words |
Keep in mind...
If you are using a plus (+) or minus (-) search operator:
there is a space before the operator, but no space between the operator and the search term.
Example: +Dorothy +Kansas
Put a plus sign (+) before the first term as well.
Example: +ruby +slippers
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