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and what
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It just doesn’t matter!
It just doesn’t matter!
It just doesn’t matter!
It just doesn’t matter!
CapitalizationCapitalization
CapitalizationCapitalization
george washington =
GEORGE WASHINGTON =
George Washington =
gEoRgE wAsHiNgToN =
It just doesn’t matter!
It just doesn’t matter!
Most punctuation Most punctuation
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It just doesn’t matter!
It just doesn’t matter!
Capitalization Most Punctuation
SpellingSpelling
SpellingSpelling
Common Words Common Words
It just doesn’t matter!
It just doesn’t matter!
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Capitalization Most punctuation Spelling
Common Words Excluded Common Words Excluded
“AND”“AND”
It just doesn’t matter!
It just doesn’t matter!
usually
Capitalization Most punctuation Spelling Common Words
Automatic “AND”Automatic “AND”
No Impact on Google ResultsNo Impact on Google Results
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“AND”
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“AND”
OK. So what DOES
matter?
OK. So what DOES
matter?
Apostrophes (Apostrophes (’’))
ApostrophesApostrophes
’Were We’re
Hyphenated WordsHyphenated Words
OK. So what DOES
matter?
Apostrophes (’)
Hyphenated WordsHyphenated Words
[ email ] matches:
“email”
[ e-mail ] matches:
“e-mail,” “email,” and “e mail”
Not sure?Include the hyphen
Not sure?Include the hyphen
Word OrderWord Order
OK. So what DOES
matter?
Apostrophes (’)Hyphenated Words
Order MattersOrder Matterseating plantplant eating VS
OK. So what DOES
matter?
Number of TermsNumber of Terms
Apostrophes (’)Hyphenated WordsWord Order
Search Terms LimitSearch Terms Limit
Excludes automatically omitted terms.
Excludes automatically omitted terms.
These DO matterThese DO matter
Apostrophes (‘)Apostrophes (‘)
Hyphenated WordsHyphenated Words
Word OrderWord Order
Number of TermsNumber of Terms
Google OperatorsGoogle Operators
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OROR
site:site:
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AND vs. ORAND vs. OR
Increases Number of Results
Increases Number of Results
Include Operator (+)Include Operator (+)
Include Operator (+)Include Operator (+)
Star Trek +IStar Trek I VS
Exclude Operator (-)Exclude Operator (-)
Exclude Operator (-)Exclude Operator (-)
bass -fish -shoes -beerbass VS
Synonyms (~)Synonyms (~)
SynonymsSynonyms
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Phrase SearchPhrase Search
Proper NamesProper Names
We hold these truths to be self-evident…
LyricsLyrics
Famous PhrasesFamous Phrases
““phrase search”phrase search”
Phrase SearchPhrase Search
“ ”“ ”
Site SearchSite Search
Site SearchSite Search
site:sdsu.edusite:sdsu.edu
Site SearchSite Search
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OROR
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Let’s try it out!
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Additional Resources:Additional Resources:
Google Help Center - Basics:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html
Google Help Center - Advanced:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/refinesearch.html
Printable Google Cheatsheet:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/cheatsheet.html
Complete List of Google Operators:http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/operators.html
Google Guide:http://www.googleguide.com
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