| vacation hawaii | Finds the words vacation and Hawaii. |
| Maui OR Hawaii | Finds either the word Maui or the word Hawaii. |
| "To each his own" | Finds the exact phrase to each his own. |
| virus –computer | Finds the word virus but NOT the word computer. |
| +sock | Finds only the word sock, and not the plural or any tenses or synonyms. |
| ~auto loan | Finds loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc. |
| define:computer | Finds definitions of the word computer from around the Web. |
| red * blue | Finds the words red and blue separated by one or more words. |
| I'm Feeling Lucky | Takes you directly to first web page returned for your query. |
| OPERATORS | MEANING | TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX |
| + | addition | 45 + 39 |
| - | subtraction | 45 – 39 |
| * | multiplication | 45 * 39 |
| / | division | 45 / 39 |
| % of | percentage of | 45% of 39 |
| ^ | raise to a power | 2^5 (2 to the 5th power) |
| ADVANCED OPERATORS | MEANING | WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX (& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS) |
| site: | Search only one website | admission site:www.nyit.edu (Search NYIT site for admissions info.) |
| [#]…[#] | Search within a range of numbers |
DVD player $100..150 (Search for DVD players between $100 and $150) |
| link: | linked pages | link:www.nyit.edu (Find pages that link to the NYIT University website.) |
| info: | Info about a page | info:www.nyit.edu (Find information about the NYIT University website.) |
| related: | Related pages | related:www.nyit.edu (Find websites related to the NYIT University website.) |