search tips and tricks

Tips

  • search with specific site
    Precede your query with site: if you know you want your answer from within a
    specific site or type of site (.org, .edu). For example: site:edu or
    site:nytimes.com.

    op-ed site:nytimes.com

  • search by file type
    Search for specific types of files, such as PDFs, PPTs, or XLS, by adding
    filetype: and the 3-letter file abbreviation.

    affordable health care act filetype:ppt

  • get definition
    put define: in front of any word to get its definition.

    define: loquaciousness

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