We use Google to search information day in and day out. One can provide few clues to make the Google Search quick and effective. The Clues are in the form of search within particular domain (Universities: edu, ac.uk, Government: gov, gov.ae) or website or searching text within particular file format ( Excel file, Word file, Powerpoint file, PDF file)
Simple Google search for the string “tall building” will
give 2.24 Million pages on the web. One can narrow down this search by
providing clue to the Google.
Clue means telling Google to search within particular site/domain/country/company/university
etc.
The Google Option to find the “tall building” string within
domain/website are following
·
Searching within American Universities –
site:edu
·
Searching
within British Universities – site:ac.in
·
Searching within IIT Bombay site –
site:iitb.ac.in
·
Search within Indian Companies – site:in
·
Search within file sharing website site:4shared.com
The string “tall building” can be found inside any of the
following file types
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Microsoft Word file ( Clue for Google –
filetype:doc )
·
Microsoft Excel File ( Clue for Google –
filetype:xls )
·
Microsoft Power Point Presentation file ( Clue
for Google – filetype:ppt )
·
Acrobat PDF file ( Clue for Google –
filetype:pdf )
·
Post Script file ( filetype:ps)
Examples of Using Google Smart (Advance) Search:
If one wants to find the string “tall building” within the
website of Council on Tall Buildings
& Urban Habitat (www.ctbuh.org), Use
following information in Search box
Similarly to find the books on “Tall building” inside file
sharing website 4shared.com
Searching Particular File format:
One can find only Power Point Presentation file containing the
string “Tall Building” through Universities in America, using following input
in Search Box
Google can help to find only PDF files containing the
complete phrase “Tall Building” inside Universities in UK using
following information inside search box
Searching the string “Tall Building” within Acrobat PDF
files on American University websites
Use of Both filetype
and site clue will make google
search quick and effective
