Basic search tips
- Use quotation marks when searching for a phrase, for example: "common sense"
- Use OR to find pages with one or more of the words in your search, for example: moonflower OR "Ipomoea alba"
Search specific sites or domains
Limit your search to specific sites or domains by using the command site:
Useful domain searches include:
- site:.edu searches educational websites
- site:.gov searches U.S. government websites
Search for specific file types
Search for specific document types, such as PDF, Power Point, etc, by using the command filetype: at the end of your search.
Some examples include:
- filetype:.pdf
- filetype:.ppt
- filetype:.doc
Find a definition
Use command define: to return a definition for a word, for example: define:bae, define:smh
