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If you know a few simple techniques, it's easy to master Internet
searching and researching. The wizards who designed the search
engines used very simple search parameters. Here's a few tips to make your
surfing less frustrating
Use the following Boolean search terms:
 | and (+) |
| or |
| not (-) |
| near |
| "(quotes)" |
For example:
| Typing in surfing and not the Net will probably yield water surfing hits versus every type of surfing,
including surfing the Net |
| Typing in Abbot or Costello will yield everything with Abbot or
Costello, if you want to find hits on "Abbot and Costello", type in
Abbot and Costello. Better yet, type in "Abbot and Costello"
within quotes and that will further narrow down the search |
| Typing in system near manager will yield results that show the
word "system" within close proximity to the word "manager." |
| Typing in "Abbot and Costello" means the search will only show
hits with all three words together.
"Abbot and Costello" = means the search will only show hits with all three words together. |
Type in unusual or rare key words
| For example:
alcohol returned 912,620 hits in Alta Vista
vodka returned 120,740 hits
Stolichnaya returned 2745 hits |
Capitalize whenever it applies to narrow your search and spell
the term correctly.
Use the asterisk (*) as a wild card in your searches
Try different Search Engines. They all gather data differently from each
other.
Check the choices within the search engines, i.e.
ClipArt, Images, Web Pages, Pictures, etc.
(i.e. in Google.com's search page, choose images, and the search engine will
only give you image hits. By the way google has some of the best free clip hits)
Search Engines to Use:
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