Patrick Crispen, California State University, Featured Speaker
Wednesday - 4:15-5:15
Salon 4
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Google Rule Book
Google Rule #1
BE SPECIFIC.... the more detail you give the more relative sites you will find. It works best when you enter a PHRASE. Use at least 4-6 words and you WILL find what you are looking for!
Google Rule #2
You do not need to use quotes as we have been told in the past.
Google Rule #3
Plus signs are not needed anymore. We were once taught that this was used to include words. Google does this by default since it is a phrase search engine.
Google Rule #4
Use minus signs to EXCLUDE words. This really does work! Just be sure to leave a space after the word and before the minus sign (ex. "patrick crispen" -tour bus)
Google Rule #5
Capitalization does NOT matter
Google Rule #6
Stick to 10 words or less, but remember use between 4-6 for the best results
Google Rule #7
The order of your search words matters.
Tips and Tricks When Using Google
Searching for file types -
The search pirates filetype:pdf will find all pdf files that contain the word pirates
The search dinosaurs filetype:ppt will find all Power Point files that contain the word dinosaurs
Searching for a phrase in a title only, not in the body of the webpage -
The search intitle:hightower will find all hits with hightower in the title
You can use Google as a phone book -
Enter the word phonebook before the persons name and address. This information comes from the whitepages.
You can use Google as a dictionary -
Enter the word define before the word in the search box
You can use Google as a calculator -
Just enter the equation in the search bar and go!
You can search for the weather using Google -
Enter the word weather in the search bar before the zip code or city name
Looking for a movie? -
Enter movie: before the name of a city/town
WOW - that was FUN :-)
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