Google use

I've never really found how advanced google searches work, I couldn't find the info on google.

For example, what I mean is, on eBay if I want to find items that contain "wifi" or "wireless", "router" but not "dlink", I would enter:
(wifi,wireless) router -dlink

This was clearly explained on ebay, but I can't find the syntax for google, by experimenting, I think it goes like:
(wifi OR wireless) router -dlink

Is this right? Is there a page on google that explains their syntax? If there is they sure make it hard to find.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by ClickHere2Surf.com

I've never really found how advanced google searches work, I couldn't find the info on google.

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Of course you've seen this:

http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en

And I hope you've seen these:

http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html
http://www.google.com/help/operators.html

Between these two I pretty much find everything I need.

my favorite is to look within a site,

site:www.windrivers.com NEC

or what I do is use the Google Toolbar and most of the features are there. Its true, nobody ever uses technology to its full potential. But we always want more. :)

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Originally Posted by rgharper

Of course you've seen this:

http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en

And I hope you've seen these:

http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html
http://www.google.com/help/operators.html

Between these two I pretty much find everything I need.

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thanks rgharper, I've always used the standard boolean operators as a throw back to using yahoo long ago. But I never knew, or looked, where google listed them.

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Originally Posted by craigmodius

thanks rgharper, I've always used the standard boolean operators as a throw back to using yahoo long ago. But I never knew, or looked, where google listed them.

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You're welcome.

Thanks, but I dont see how or if you can you parenthesis as in my example, what if I want a search that contains "router" and also contains either "wifi" or "wireless"? Can I use parenthesis for that as in my above example with the ebay search?

Also, what if I want a word that near another? I didnt find that.

Thanks

Out of curiousity, did you google it?

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Originally Posted by ClickHere2Surf.com

Thanks, but I dont see how or if you can you parenthesis as in my example, what if I want a search that contains "router" and also contains either "wifi" or "wireless"? Can I use parenthesis for that as in my above example with the ebay search?

Also, what if I want a word that near another? I didnt find that.

Thanks

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Looks like you're limited to what I found. Apparently Google doesn't offer the search parameters you're looking for.

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Originally Posted by ClickHere2Surf.com

Thanks, but I dont see how or if you can you parenthesis as in my example, what if I want a search that contains "router" and also contains either "wifi" or "wireless"? Can I use parenthesis for that as in my above example with the ebay search?

Also, what if I want a word that near another? I didnt find that.

Thanks

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you want to use this link he posted http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html

for example...

notice a search on ~wireless router

returns bolded keyword synonyms like 802.11

same with ~wifi router

you could also use

wifi OR wireless +router

"wifi router" OR "wireless router"

You can also search for items like this:

*wifi router
"wifi router"

boolean searches rule

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