As soon as you enter more than one term on Google without bringing them into a context that Google can recognize, you will receive a very colorful list of results that contain the terms you are looking for, from which you then have to search for the result that suits you.

Solution:

Enter related terms in quotation marks.

Example: Hans Müller

The result list then shows results where both “Hans” and “Müller” are included, but not necessarily in the desired context.

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The search now shows the desired results in which the terms are contained in exactly this order and connected.

Now change your information as follows:

Example: “Hans Müller”

the result suddenly looks completely different.

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If you want to search for several terms, these are often entered intuitively, as if in a coherent sentence. Google is constantly learning, but to get better results you should refine your search a bit, otherwise the search results list may not contain all the terms.

The probability of this naturally increases with the number of terms searched for.

Solution:

Enter a “+” between all the terms that should be included in the search.

Example: Hans + Müller + Hamburg + architect

The problem that will occur with the above search is, however, that our “Hans Müller” may be here is not found contiguous.

For this, it is advisable to combine several signs in your search:

Example: “Hans Müller” + Hamburg + architect

That way, by changing the signs, you can also better tailor your search. You can also exclude terms when searching with a minus (-) sign.

Example: “Hans Müller” + Hamburg – architect

In the above search, Hans Müller (related) + Hamburg (included in the article) – Architect (would not be included in the results) would appear.

In this way, you can sign and combine terms as you like.

If you are looking for a certain piece of content on a website, you can also let Google do it easily instead of having to search through the page yourself.

Solution:
Simply enter the following on Google:

Example: site: n-tv.de smartphone

The politicians show us how to do it. They throw foreign words around as if it were carnival confetti. And while the viewer is still wondering what this or that term actually means, the debate is already on to the next topic.

Of course, you can simply enter the term on Google and you will find the solution that way.

But there is still a little better.

Solution:

Simply enter “definition” in front of the foreign word you are looking for in the Google search bar.

Example: “definition dedicated”

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As you can see, a definition of the foreign word from Google is displayed here before the explanation by the Duden.

Usually you will search for certain content on websites on Google, but the search engine also offers the possibility to search for certain file types such as: “xlxs” (Excel) “docx” (Word) or PDF files.

Solution:

Simply enter after your search term: “filetype: (file type)”.

Example:
“iphone 6s instructions filetype: pdf”

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The search results will then show exactly what we were looking for.

Namely only PDF files.

The world of terminology is sometimes full of ambiguities. It can happen that you are looking for a term that is often associated with offensive content. Fortunately, there is a simple remedy so that you don’t have to work your way through search results with a questionable level.

Solution:
Just enter “safesearch:” in front of your search term.

Just try it out here:

With some search terms, some websites seem to have the privilege of displaying them at the top of the search results lists. However, if you would like to see results outside of these pages without having to click on the 3rd or 4th page, there is a simple trick.

Solution:
Simply enter “-site: (URL)” after the term you are looking for.

This will exclude this website from Google search results.

Example without: “-site: (url)”:

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Example with: “-site: (URL):

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As we can see, the list of results has changed significantly and in this way has led us to the desired results more quickly.

If you would like to display pages similar to the one you want (e.g. “N-TV.de”), then Google gives you the option of adapting the search results to your needs.

Solution:
Just enter “related:” in front of the page you want similar results.

Example: “related: n-tv.de”

Tip:
You can also enter a specific term and have it displayed on this page as well as on similar pages.

Example: “smartphone related: n-tv.de”

Now results are displayed that contain the term “smartphone” on N-TV.de and on similar sites.

The fact that you can search explicitly for images on Google is certainly nothing new, but often you are not looking for just any images, but perhaps they should have a certain image format or a certain size.

Just narrow your search.

Solution:
Then simply go to the “Search Options” tab when searching for images and select “Exactly” under Size.

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Next, set the right size for you in pixels (width x height):

Example: Full HD corresponds to 1920 x 1080 pixels.

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You will now only be shown search results that match your criteria.

Google can not only search the entire Internet and provide us with the results of our search, but also do the arithmetic for us.

Solution:
Simply enter the known quantity + unit (e.g. 50Kg) and also “in (unit you are looking for)”.

Example: “50kg in g”

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You are of course not limited to weight units, but can convert all known units of mass, area, space, time, etc.