Google search Tips & Tricks (2)

What is your searching method of google search bar? There is more ways more than you thinking.Try these tips & tricks! ...

Web history
Web History offers you a log of websites you've visited, a timeline of your actions and the ability to search your own online history. Try it out at www.google.com/history.


Search within a specific site
Precede your query with site: if you know you want your answer from within a specific site or type of site (.org, .edu). For example: site:edu or site:nytimes.com.


Search by file type

Search for specific types of files, such as PDFs, PPTs, or XLS, by adding filetype: and the 3-letter file abbreviation.


Find related pages

Use the related: operator to find pages that have similar content by typing related: followed by the website address. For instance, if you find a website you like, try usingrelated:[insert URL] to locate similar websites.


Get number conversions

Convert any measurement -- like miles to kilometers or ounces to liters -- by typing in the number and unit of measurement.

Get the time

To see what time it is anywhere in the world, search timeand the city or country.

Get currency conversions
Get current exchange rates by searching [currency 1] in [currency 2].

Search the web in all languages

When you're searching, click "More search tools" on the left panel of your results page, then select "Translated foreign pages." The feature will choose the best language in which to search and deliver results translated back in English.



Check the weather

Search weather followed by a U.S. zip code or the name of any city in the world to get the current weather and forecast. Enter weather by itself to get the weather report for your current location.

Get realtime stock quotes

Typing any ticker symbol into the search box will get you realtime stock quotes that update live in your search results. Click the link on the results page for a detailed market analysis from Google Finance.



Check sport scores and schedules

Get scores and schedules for your favorite NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB teams simply by typing the team or league into the search box. All sports data provided by STATS, Inc.



Search with Goggles
Want to search the web using your mobile phone's camera instead of words? On an Android, open your Google Goggles app (on an iPhone, open the Google Search app and select Goggles), snap a picture of the item you want to search for, and wait for your results. No typing necessary.



Search by advanced image search

Use Advanced Image Search to find an exact size, color or type of photo or drawing. With the tools in the left panel, you can filter your search to include only photos with faces, clip art, high-res images or only images that are available for commercial use.



Calculate anything

Enter any math equation into the search box and we'll calculate your answer.



Shop and compare

Use the "Shopping" link on the left panel on the results page to shop for products and compare prices across the web.



Get local sunrise/sunset times

To see the exact times of sunrises and sunsets in cities around the U.S. and the world, search sunrise or sunsetfollowed by the city name.



Get movie times
Search on a movie name or just movie to see theater locations and showtimes in your area.



Hone in on a particular range

To specify a particular number range, type .. then a space, then the numbers in your range. For example, if you're searching for cars with over 300 horsepower, search cars"300.. horsepower". Here are some other examples: "220.. V" or "1.. RPM" or "8000.. mAh" battery



Check flight schedules
To see flight schedules to or from a particular destination, type flights from or flights to followed by the city or airport of interest. You can also add another location withto or from and view the schedule for a specific route.*Flight schedule data is provided by OAG and QuickTrip by Innovata.


Search by voice

To search the web by speaking, tap the microphone button on the Google search box on your home screen, or press down for a few seconds on the physical search button on your phone to activate the "Speak Now" screen. Voice Search for Android supports Voice Actions on Android 2.2 (Froyo) and above.

Search by location

If you want to find sushi nearby, go to Google.com on your smartphone and type "sushi". If you've chosen to share your location with Google, you'll get business results near your current location. If you want to search somewhere else, specify a location in the query, like pizza Kansas City.



Get interactive weather

To see a new weather search results snippet that lets you actually play with the results just go to google.com on your iPhone or Android-powered device and search for weather.