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Want to level up your Googling? 🆙

Check out these helpful shortcuts for getting the information you are looking for!

This thread was inspired by @chrishlad:


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Looking for something on a specific website? Use site:

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Search results on the wrong track? You can limit unwanted terms by putting a minus sign in front.

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Quotation marks can help you get exactly what you are looking for.

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Here’s how to get location-specific results!

Sidenote: drop your poutine spot below.

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This is a great hack for any science communicator! We are always in search of free pdfs.

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This one is helpful if you are looking for something within a specific range. It can be a date, weight, price… any unit of measure!

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With Google Advanced Search you can use all these shortcuts in one!

Did we miss any good Googling tips? Let us know!

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