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| Basic Examples | |
| This Search | Lets You Find Pages That Contain... |
| atkins reviews | the words atkins and reviews |
| forum (diet OR fitness) | the word forum anywhere AND contain EITHER diet OR fitness |
| "Increase my metabolism" | the exact phrase "Increase my metabolism" |
| "weight scale" –industrial | the phrase "weight scale" but NOT the word industrial (helps get rid of postage scale pages, truck loading pages, etc.) |
| diet ~glossary | glossaries about diets, as well as dictonaries, lists of terms, terminology, etc. |
| weight-loss | all forms of the term, such as weightloss, weight loss, weight-loss etc. |
| define:lbm | definitions of the word or acronym lbm from the Web (yes, it can mean something besides Lean Body Mass) |
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| Calculator | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| + – * / | basic arithmetic | 8 * 7.15 * 5 * 52 - Google calculator |
| % of | percentage of | 51% of 88 |
| ^ or ** | raise to a power | 3^8 or 3**8 |
| old units in new units |
convert units | 530 Euros in USD, 150 lbs in kg, 2.2 USD per gallon in INR per litre, Lists of currencies |
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| Restrict Search | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| site: | Search only one website or domain. | "south beach diet"
site:3fatchicks.com (Search for all pages that discuss the South Beach Diet at 3fatchicks.com.) |
| [#]..[#] | Search within a range of numbers. | gym 212 10002..10016 contact (Contact info from NYC gyms from the zip codes 10002, 10003, 10004...10016). |
| filetype: (or ext:) |
Find documents of the specified type. | Healthy heart diet filetype:pdf (Find guides about the healthy heart diet that are in PDF format.) |
| link: | Find linked pages, i.e., show pages that point to the URL. | link:www.proteinpower.com/drmike/ (Find pages that link to the Protein Power blog.) |
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| Specialized Information Queries | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| book (or books) |
Search full-text of books. | books about
strength training (Show book-related information. Note: No colon needed after book.) |
| define, what is, what are | Show a definition for a word or phrase. | define
lap band, what is HIIT (Show a definition for the words or acronyms lap band and HIIT. Note: No colon after define, what is, or what are.) |
| phonebook: | Show all phonebook listings. | phonebook: smith Dallas TX (Search for phone numbers of folks with the last name of "Smith" in Dallas, TX.) |
| movie: | Find reviews and showtimes. | movie: star wars (Search for information about this movie, including reviews, showtimes, etc.) |
| stocks: | Given ticker symbols, show stock information | stocks: WTW (Find Weight Watchers current stock price.) |
| weather | Given a location (US zip code or city), show the weather |
weather Orlando FL,
weather 99501 (Show the current weather and forecast. Note: No colon after weather.) |
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| Alternative Query Types | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| cache: | Display Google's cached version of a web page. | cache:www.fabfitmom.com (Show Google's cached version of the Fab Fit Mom Home Page home page.) |
| info: (or id:) |
Find info about a page. | info:weightloss.about.com (Find information about About.com's Weight Loss Resources website.) |
| related: | List web pages that are similar or related to the URL. | related:www.exrx.net (Find websites related to the EXrx website.) |
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| Restrict Search to Sites where Query Words Appear | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| allinanchor: | All query words must appear in anchor text of links to the page. | allinanchor:diet reviews (Search for pages that have links named diet reviews.) |
| inanchor: | Terms must appear in anchor text of links to the page. | p90x inanchor:reviews (Search for pages about p90x that includes a link to "reviews") |
| allintext: | All query words must appear the in text of the page. | "allintext:healthy recipes" (Search for pages that list healthy recipes.) |
| intext: | The terms must appear in the text of the page. |
Richard Simmons intext:videos (Find pages mentioning Richard Simmons where his videos, are included in the text of the page, i.e., reviews.) |
| allintitle: | All query words must appear in the title of the page. | allintitle: free diet plans (Search for pages with titles containing "free" "diet", and "plans".) |
| intitle: | The terms must appear in the title of the page. | intitle:forum "emotional eating"
(Search for pages that focus on emotional eating and includes the forum in the title of the page.) |
| allinurl: | All query words must appear in the URL. | allinurl:diet (journals OR diaries) (Search for pages containing the words diet and either journals OR diaries in the URL.) |
| inurl: | The terms must appear in the URL of the page. |
turbojam inurl:forum
(Search for pages that contains the word turbojam and in which the URL contains the word forum. This helps you zero in diet/fitness reviews.) |
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| Restrict Search to Google Videos | ||
| Suggestions | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| Workout DVDs | Get clips of popular workout DVDs. | taebo (Search for Billy Blank's Taebo clips.) |
| exercises | Get examples of specific exercises. | bodyweight exercise (Search for bodyweight exercise examples.) |
| intitle: | Find specific videos by title. | intitle:abs (Find videos that contain the word abs in the title.) |
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| Restrict Search to Google Blog Search | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| inpostauthor: | Find blog postings from the specified author. | inpostauthor:"Jimmy Moore" (Search for posts authored by Jimmy Moore of Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Blog |
| inposttitle: | Find blog postings with specific titles. | inposttitle:overweight inposttitle:kids (Search for blog posts that have the words overweight and kids in the post title.) |
| inblogtitle: | Find blogs with specific keywords in the title | inblogtitle:self inblogtitle:defense (Find blogs containing self and defense in their title.) |
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| Restrict Search to Google News | ||
| Operators | Lets You | Examples To Type Into Search Box (& Results) |
| location: | Find News articles from sources located in the specified location. | exercise tips location:usa (Find American news articles on job seekers.) |
| alerts: | Get daily updates on news items. | fad diet (Get daily news when new "fad diet" are mentioned so you can warn your friends.) |
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| More Google Goodies | ||
| Goodie | Benefit To You | Where To Get More Information |
| Keyboard Shortcuts: | Lets you do actions by keyboard instead of clicking on a link. You'll save time. | Instructions for Google Mail, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Writely, Google Video and Google Maps |
| Google Earth: | Find out where your clients' locations are. | Google Earth Blog Get the latest in Earth application uses. |
| Google Directory: | Lots of categorized weight loss resources | Overall Weight Loss Resources,
Weight Loss Support Groups Specific Diet Resources |
| Google Maps: | Get driving directions. | Google Maps Help Tells you how to get directions from specific locations |
| Google Answers: | Ask your questions |
diet pills site:answers.google.com Find all questions that deal with diet pills |
| Google Homepage: | Make your own homepage | Google Homepage Help
You can personalize and add your own RSS and news feeds like Fab Fit Mom Weight Loss Journal. |
| Everything Google: | They're always building. |
Google Mobile,
Google Labs Google Music Trends |
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Enhanced for dieters by Barbara Ling of FABFITMOM |
To learn how to lose weight the safe and smart way, visit The Fab Fit mom. You can sign up for a free weight loss tips ezine, get a FREE Ultimate Abs handout, and a whole lot more! Copyright 2008 and Beyond | |||||
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Thanks go to Nancy Blachman of Google Guide for the original version I modified for dieters who want to lose weight.
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