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OPERATOR EXAMPLE   FINDS PAGES CONTAINING...
vacation hawaii   the words vacation and Hawaii .
Maui OR Hawaii   either the word Maui or the word Hawaii
"To each his own"   the exact phrase to each his own
virus computer   the word virus but NOT the word computer
Star Wars Episode +I   This movie title, including the roman numeral I
~auto loan   loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc.
define:computer   definitions of the word computer from around the Web.
red * blue   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.
CALCULATOR 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.stanford.edu
(Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.)
[#][#]   Search within a
range of numbers
  DVD player $100..150
(Search for DVD players between $100 and $150)
date:   Search only a
range of months
  Olympics date: 3
(Search for Olympics references within past 3 months; 6 and 12-month date-restrict options also available)
safesearch:   Exclude adult-content   safesearch: sex education
(Search for sex education material without returning adult sites)
link:   linked pages   link:www.stanford.edu
(Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.)
info:   Info about a page   info:www.stanford.edu
(Find information about the Stanford University website.)
related:   Related pages   related:www.stanford.edu
(Find websites related to the Stanford University website.)

GOOGLE SERVICES

  URL   DESCRIPTION
Google Images   images.google.com   Find images related to your search term.
Google News   news.google.com   Read the most up-to-date news stories about your search term.
Froogle   www.froogle.com   Find sites selling the exact product you're looking for.
Google Groups   groups.google.com   Usenet discussion group archive dating back to 1981.
Google Catalogs   catalogs.google.com   Search hundreds of online catalogs.
Google Labs   labs.google.com   Test-drive potential future Google products and services.
Blogger   www.blogger.com   Start your own online journal (or 'blog') with this free
self-publishing service.

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