Did you know that there are more ways to search on Google than by just typing in the words that you want? Check out some of these Google hacks and let us know if you’ve used some of them before!
1) Search a Phrase Verbatim
If you want to look for words in their exact order, just sandwich the phrase within quotation marks.
Example: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
2) Narrow a Search to a Single Website
You remember reading about a service on the Doteasy site, but you can’t find it anymore! Just search within doteasy.com by searching “site:” followed by the website URL and the search terms.
Example: site:doteasy.com SSD hosting
3) Fill in the Blanks
If you’re going crazy trying to remember that expression, don’t make a mountain out of a __ and just ask Google! Replace your brain fart with an asterisk, and Google with search for possible results which fill in the blanks.
Example: mountain out of a *
4) Quickly Convert Currency
So you need to quickly convert dollars to francs – let Google do it for you. Just type the name of the currency you know followed by “to” and the currency you want to convert to.
Example: dollars to francs
5) Select a Time Range
If you’re only looking for recent news, take advantage of the Search Tools to limit your search results to those from the recent past.
Under the Google Search Bar, click on Search Tools, click on Any Time, and select the time range of your choice from the drop down menu.