How To Use A Search Engine Effectively

In Academic OneFile look for the Subject Guide Search instead of using the large search box.

How to use a search engine effectively. Using google search is a skill knowing online search techniques and how to use the google search engine more effectively should be in our bucketlist of skil. In fact get used to using several as they have different strengths. Below tips on how to search on Google.

It can be quite helpful for finding useful pieces but many of the search results are published work which need to be paid for. In this example well search for recipes. Doing this lets you communicate to the search engine that it can replace the wildcard character with whatever it wants.

Search engines are a great way to find things on the web. Google is the most popular search engine in the world. Most search engines let you use a wildcard character to throw a broader search net.

They use these words to direct searchers to sites. Double quotes around a set of. Vary your search engine.

But while so many people use it few actually get formal instructions on how to search with Google. Confine your search to a single site with the site prefix. How they can provide multiple services such as the world wide web.

How to Effectively Use Boolean Search Techniques Author. Each search engine works in a similar way. Every time you add a new word to the mix you limit your results.