- Google Calculator : You can use google search bar as a calculator for which you just need to type an equation into the search field and you will get an answer as your search result. Example: 2*5 - 42*6 + 200 and press Enter. You can do addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), to the power of (^), and square root of a number (sqrt).
- Dictionary Definitions : Best way to get the perfect definiton about any word is to just type “define:” followed by the word in the google search bar. For Example: define: Java Object and it will show you perfect definition.
- Search for a specific title : Assume you have got a website that you liked very much but forgot to bookmark it. You just know the title of it so how would you find it out. You just need to add a “intitle:” without quotes in front of title that you want to search.
- Google Converter : Unit converting is most easiest thing that people use in google search bar without knowing that they are using the special feature of the google. When you convert any unit in some other unit then it can be easier to know without visiting any website. Eg: you type “5km in miles” in search bar and it will convert it for you.
- Compare Currencies : Converting the currencies as well works beautifully in googl search such as you type 1 USD in rupee will directly show you the correct conversion according to the latest currency rates.
- Weather Updates : Current weather of any location keeps on updating in the google’s database so you just need to type “India Weather” and it will show you the current weather of India.
- Search for specific file types : Suppose you want to download the particular type of file format of the thing that you are searching on your google search. Normally it gets difficult to find out the format that we want to download. So just type “filetype: ppt” after the word that you are searching. Eg : “Guide to build a good website filetype: ppt”.
- Search on a particular website : If any website does not have their own search bar to search things on that website only. Not to worry, Google can search a things only in single website. You need to use “site:www.xxxxxxx. com” along with the keyword that you want to search on the mentioned website address.
- Get the local time anywhere : Get the perfect local time y just typing “what time is it India” if you want to get the current time in India. This can work for any location rather than only country names.
- Remove unwanted search results : Many time it happens that when you search on google and it shows numerous unwanted results that annoys you very much. You can simply make google to neglect such things by typing “-something” after the search term to remove that something from the search result. Eg : Metallica –lyrics will not show any of the metallica Lyrics.
- Search for URLs : You can search for a particular URL by “_” or “-” or “,” in between the words that might be in the URL. You will get all the URLs that contains any such words.
- Track Flight Status : It only needs an airline name and flight number by which you can check the current status of a particular flight. Eg: British airways flight 5, will show you status of the same flight.
- Search Google Groups by the subject line: You would be able to search Google groups by typing “insubject:then topic here” and it shows you the Google groups with that subject line.
- Find Related Sites: Many people would be familiar with this search technique for searching the more websites of similar type. Eg : “related:websitename”. This can be useful when you don’t know much names of website, knowing only one website’s name will show all the that kind of websites.
- Find Links to a specific URL : This is appealing supportive for searching backlinks to your website. Eg: “link:www . yoursite. com” will be showing the results of the websites that link back to yours.
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