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.) |