Cyber Smart Search Strategies
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Strategy
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Explanation
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Example
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Quotation Marks " "
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Google only shows results of sites that use those words in that exact order.
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"Abraham Lincoln" instead of Abraham Lincoln
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Minus Symbol -
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Google only shows you results that do not include the word you subtracted. Make sure there is no space between the minus symbol and the word you want to subtract.
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"Cookie recipe" -chocolate
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OR
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Google shows you Website results that contain either word.
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"Cookie recipe" chocolate OR peanut butter
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Limit Results to a Specific Time Period
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Google only shows you results that were posted in the time period you chose. Type in your search, press enter/return and then select search tools and select your time span.
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Can choose: Past hour, past 24 hours, past week, past month, past year, or choose a specific time period
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Site:
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Limit searches to a particular type of Website such as: .org, .com, .edu, .gov.
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Site:gov Jupiter
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Site:
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Limit searches to a particular Website (domain) such as Animal Planet or NASA
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Site:nasa.gov "mars rover"
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Related:
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Google will search for related sites.
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Related:nasa.gov
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Filetype:
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Search for a specific type of file such as Word documents (.docx), PowerPoints (.pptx), or Adobe Acrobat files (.pdf).
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Filetype:pdf "solar system"
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Definition:
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Get the definition of any word.
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Definition:cabin
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