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Change your Google search preferences |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:04 |
By changing your search
preferences you can display more results from your search as well as alter
other search options.
To access the preferences, go to
the Google homepage and click on Preferences
to the right of the search bar.
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Check out the places you went on your holiday with Google Earth |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:09 |
Search Google for "Google Earth" and download
and install the Google Earth program.
The entire world photographed. Check out
the places you went on your holiday.
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Check the definition of a word |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 14:59 |
Type define:your text here into Google to search for definitions of a specific word
or words.
For example:
define:computer
This will search the internet for
definitions of the word computer.
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Find out about Google |
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Monday, 13 November 2006 17:13 |
Visit the Google website (www.google.com) and under the search bar, click on About Google to learn more information about the features, tools and access other helpful information.
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Froogle - Google shopping search |
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Monday, 08 January 2007 09:50 |
Visit the Google website and click on Froogle above the search bar. Then search for an item you are looking to buy and Google will display the relevant items, and with prices too.
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Google Groups |
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Monday, 08 January 2007 09:39 |
To access Google groups (similar to Forums), go to www.google.com and click on Groups above the search bar. From here you can select or search for a group category and view and contribute to other users' posts.
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Google Maps |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:10 |
Click on Maps which is shown above the Google search bar. Click on more and
a whole page of Google goodies are displayed.
Click on maps and type in a Post
code. Brilliant for finding exactly where you are going - print it and take it
with you.
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Google News |
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Monday, 08 January 2007 09:45 |
Access a wide range of news from around the world with Google news. You can access Google news by visiting the Google website and clicking on News above the search bar.
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Perform a more advanced search |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:08 |
Click on advanced search to the right of the search bar.
A form will
appear that allows you to carry out a more specific search.
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Personalise your Google home page |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:07 |
Personalise your Google home page by
clicking on "personalise your home page" to the left of the search bar.
You can include the weather, the time,
quotes, news and much more. Save your preferences to keep them
permanent.
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Search a specific website |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 14:58 |
Type site:www.yourwebsitehere.com
your text here into Google to search a specific website for words.
For example:
site:www.systems-and-solutions.co.uk
quick tips
This will search the Systems & Solutions website for
quick tips.
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Search for a specific file type |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:00 |
Prefix your search with
filetype:fileextension to search for a specific file type.
For example:
To find Adobe Reader (pdf)
documents on World War 2 you would type in filetype:pdf
world war 2.
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Search for images |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 14:59 |
On the Google homepage, click on Images (above the search bar) and then
type in the image name you want to search for.
For example:
To find pictures of churches then
type in church.
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Use Google to do your conversions |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:01 |
Google can perform your
conversions for you. An example is shown below:
To convert 100 miles into
kilometres, type in 100 miles in
kilometres and Google will display the following result: 100 miles = 160.9344 kilometres.
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Use Google’s Language Tools |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:02 |
Google have Language Tools which
include searching for websites in a particular language, or translating text
into the most common languages.
You can access these tools by
clicking Language Tools on the
Google homepage.
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Use the Google calculator |
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Monday, 16 October 2006 15:01 |
Google can perform your
calculation for you. To do this, all you need to do is type it in and Google
will perform the calculation instantly.
For example:
Type in 768-68+50-49 and Google
will give you the following result:
768
- 68 + 50 - 49 = 701.
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