The Huffington Post | By Carina Kolodny

Posted: 05/30/2014 8:26 am EDT Updated: 05/30/2014 9:59 am EDT

14 Google Search Tricks That Make
Life A Whole Lot Easier
You think you know how to Google? You don't know how to Google.
Even the most seasoned Googler might not know every tip and trick available with just a few
extra keystrokes in the search bar. onsider this your instructions manual for the world's
most popular search engine.
Define A Word
The Scenario: You're playing !crabble and some dumb"dumb says# $%ey# 'panacea' isn't a
word&$
The Solution: 'ust type $define($ followed by the word you want and Google will take you
straight to the definition. )se the time you save to make smarter friends.
Search For Words In Exact Order
The Scenario: You want to find out the origin of a *uote# but Google keeps giving results
that are nowhere close.
The Solution: +ut your search phrase inside *uotation marks.
Search For Related Words
The Scenario: You want to search for $alternative energy.$ ,ut you know that phrase has a
number of synonyms# like $renewable energy#$ and you want to search for all of them.
The Solution: +ut the worm"like tilde -./ in front of the search term for which you would
like related results.
Exclude Certain Words
The Scenario: You want bread recipes that don't list $yeast$ as an ingredient.
The Solution: 0fter you enter your desired search terms# add a minus sign -"/ followed by
the words you want excluded.
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Search Within A Range Of Prices
The Scenario: You want to research digital cameras that fall within a certain price range.
The Solution: 5irst type in your term. 6hen separate the lowest and highest prices you're
willing to pay with two periods -../. 6his trick also works for dates# if you're# say# looking for a
news article published during a certain time.
Search Within A Website
The Scenario: You read an interesting article about 7elson 8andela on 6he %uffington
+ost# but you don't have the link and you can't remember the article's name or its author.
The Solution: 6ype $site($ followed by the )9: of the website you'd like to search. 6hen add
your search terms.
Fill In The Blanks
The Scenario: You once heard that mixing +op 9ocks with ;;;;;;;;; would result in
;;;;;;;# but you can't remember what either of those two blanks are.
The Solution: Enter your search terms using asterisks as stand"ins for the unknowns.
Google will fill in the blanks with possibilities.
Search By File Type
The Scenario: You have to do a +ower+oint presentation on 3<12s slang# either because
you're still in college or you live in ,rooklyn# and you want to see how others have done it.
The Solution: !earch by file type to find other +ower+oints. Enter your search terms
followed by $filetype(++6.$
Set A Timer
The Scenario: Your brain is fried and you want to take a break on You6ube. You also want
to make sure you don't get sucked down the rabbit hole.
The Solution: 6ype $set timer for$ into the search bar and a Google timer will appear as the
first result. Enter the time you want in hours# minutes or seconds and start the timer. Google
will start beeping at you when your time runs out.
Do Math
The Scenario: You're terrible at math. :ike# really bad at it. =r you're pretty good at math
but have a really complicated problem to solve.
The Solution: 6o the chagrin of your math teacher# you can type in an e*uation and Google
will give you the answer on its calculator. 6hat's right# 8r. ampisano( > didn't need 0lgebra
>> after all.
Convert Currency
The Scenario: You're planning a trip to 6hailand but have ?ero idea how far your 0merican
dollars will get you.
The Solution: 6ype in the name of the currency you currently own# add $to$ and then type
in the name of the currency you need to get.
Find A GIF
The Scenario: You know the exact G>5 you need to send to your friend. ,ut how do you find
it?
The Solution: Go to Google >mages. lick $!earch tools$ and then $6ype.$ 6hen check off
$0nimated.$ +repare to impress.
Search By Title
The Scenario: You want to search for a photo of the sexiest man alive when he was in his
prime. 6o be specific# you want to find 'oe ,iden's yearbook photo.
The Solution: 6ype $intitle($ then the term you want. 6his will ensure the specified term is
in the title of all the webpages in your results.
Make Google Flip Out
The Scenario: You want to freak out a friend.
The Solution: 6ype $do a barrel roll$ and hit enter.
You're welcome.
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