Google Tutor’s Google Search Manual

A work-in-progress…

Note: to link to this page, use “http://www.googletutor/google-manual”. It’s important to understand that links to individual pages within the manual could possibly change in future.

Web Search

  1. Introduction
  2. Understanding the Search Results Page
  3. Setting Your Preferences
  4. Building a Basic Search Query
  5. Adding Basic Operators
  6. Adding Advanced Operators
  7. Searching Within a Number Range (upd 05/27)
  8. Using Page Specific Web Search Operators
  9. Using the Advanced Search Form
  10. Using the Google Directory

Specialized Searches

  1. Phone Book Search
  2. Movie and Showtime Search
  3. Stock Quotes and Information Search
  4. Special Numbers Search

Search Tools

  1. Using the Google Deskbar

More Sections Coming…

The lessons are a work-in-progress. I’m sure that I’ve missed some details, or got things wrong, in some of the lessons. In my rush to get something going, I’ve probably even misspelled some things. I would very much appreciate it you would alert me to any items I should correct or add. Please use the contact form.

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10 Responses to “Google Tutor’s Google Search Manual”

  1. [...] an always look it up. I used to know a lot of things. Now, I’ve gotten very good at forumlating search strings for Google.

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  2. Lewis R. Lowdenon 10 Dec 2007 at 9:39 am

    Thank You for all the work you have done to provide good information to ‘beginners’ let me. Best, Lewis R. Lowden (Just a young 63 yo DAV).

  3. Caroline Roessleron 14 May 2008 at 4:11 pm

    Is there a list of symbols like –

    quote marks; dot,dot,dot, etc. that are used in google searches and where do I find this list to aid me ???

  4. daniel cillierson 16 Jun 2008 at 3:36 pm

    Thanks. I am also a bit of an adult beginner.
    You have clarified some issues for me, especially since the Google help sites work like advertisements.
    For the purposes of accessibility, I suggest that you do not use “”"-marks.

  5. michaelon 20 Oct 2008 at 1:20 am

    A very useful website and page. I’ve bought so much software to find other websites, but using google is much better :)

  6. Jerryon 18 Jan 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Nice… very nice. Will you be making this into a .pdf? Or atleast make it into a portable format for those of us that travel without an internet linkup?

    Thank you, jerry

  7. johnon 16 Jan 2010 at 3:47 pm

    thanks for a great self help website.
    I still am having trouble viewing my entire Google website history,
    which goes back several years, so I can delete certain entries.
    Only an hour ago, I somehow managed to view that entire history, and after erasing a few entries, I can no longer see the entire history………all i can see is “Today”
    i will send you a check if you can help me solve this stupid little problem……………..seriously!
    Thanks. Hope to hear from you soon
    John

  8. E H Petreeon 11 Feb 2010 at 1:16 pm

    I have been trying for days to sogn up to send photos on Picassa but they wont take my name and password

    I give epetree,password 183280 and the red sign says come back later. what must I change it to

  9. Shekharon 13 Feb 2010 at 3:48 pm

    hi …i am shekhar frm India ..and i m trying to use igoogle….but i am facing lil problem…being a indian journalist i am trying to customize my igoogle…… to India centric bt it always showing results oooooooooor gagets (specially news gagets) on US centric…i would appreciate if guys help me…
    thanks..!

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