We can say that our computer life revolves around Google, we search from why it bears such a street name to what is the most beautiful beach we have on our Spanish coasts. If we have lost our mobile, we can also find it with the same platform.
Google gives us the ability to filter our search , using different tools that we can use each time we enter the search engine, with them we can differentiate the results and get the information we are looking for .
Many people do not know about the existence of these, so in this article we will show you each of the tricks so that your search is perfect and do not waste time quickly finding the results.
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What search tools can we use on Google?
Google always works oriented to improve, more and more, our experience when we use any of its platforms. Having the possibility to filter the search and thus achieve a much more accurate result , thanks to the different tools available to the search engine, we managed to be more efficient in our tasks .
Each of these tools are located below the search bar and have a specific function.
Next we will show you all the search alternatives that we can use on Google:
By websites
It is the most used filter by all users, and is in the first place, below the search bar. The name with which it appears is “Everyone” .
When we want to do a general or open search, without specifying parameters, we will have to use this filter with which we will simply write the keywords we want to find.
When we select “Search” , we will see a list of 10 pages located according to the preference of all users who performed the same search. But before these, they will show us the websites that have a Google ads contract .
In order to identify them, the word “announcement” will appear surrounded by an ellipse.
Maps
This option can be found by pressing the “More” section where we will see a table with different alternatives of “Menu” . When we select “Maps” , Google will post to us on the map what location the search we need is.
When you don’t show results, it will show us a message saying “Maps can’t find
Image search
This is a very useful filter for our work or study, since we can find images related to the search for the keywords we are needing.
Thanks to this tool we will be able to find many options that are significantly facilitated , since unconsciously our brain works better with images than with words.
By videos
If we are one of those people who we like to find content through YouTube videos or any other multimedia platform, we have the possibility to use this tool that is the second option we have in the menu .
It works in a very simple way, since we will put in the search bar the keywords we need and when we click on “Videos”, we will see a list with all the visual representations that have content related to the required words.
News
Another widely used tool is “News” , since with it we can find all the reports or news related to the keywords we are looking for. A list will appear that will have an image and the date on which this news was published on the different websites.
More search filters
There are many other filters that we can use on Google, we will simply have to know what the tricks are and type it when we are putting it in the search bar.
To have a more efficient search we will have to write:
Comillas : By the time we need to have an accuracy in the result, we will tell Google what words they have to find and contain in each of the results, for example «the best tricks for Google ».
Minus sign : If we want to exclude any word from the search we can use the “-” sign in front of the word that has to be deleted the search engine, “the best application for torrent -uTorrent” . The same thing happens when we want to include a word . We used to have a rule with the sign “+” .
OR : We can use this word when we need to have two results that are not exclusive, since we are not clear on where to look. An example of this would be “prepaid for mobile OR convergent rates of Spanish operators” . You can also use the “|” symbol instead of OR.
Symbol ~ : With the use of this character that precedes a word, we manage to have a search that relates to synonyms of that word . We would have to search as follows: “The best ~ applications in Whatsapp” .
Site : When we know on which web page we can find the keywords, we will simply have to write the domain of this preceded by “site:” and each one of the keywords. For example, we will search “site: internetpasoapaso.com for the best Google tools” , it will launch results in which the search words will appear every time that website was mentioned.
Around (number of words) : If we want to have topics related to the keywords we are looking for, we will have to use this tool. It will deliver a result that will include websites where those words will be related at a distance from the amount we have requested. For example, “ADSL security (5)” .
Intitle : We will use this tool to inform Google that the keywords are in the article title . We will use this way, “intitle: how to configure WiFi” . If we need to include all the words we are looking for, we will use the “allintitle” command.
Intext : Like the previous case, but when we look for in the post structure . To find precise words we will use “allintext” .
Inurl : We already realize that, as in the previous 2 points, we will look directly at the URL , we will also use “allinurl” to search for the whole sentence.
Secure sites : A derivation of the previous tool is to enter the secure site filtering in the URL. “TOR inurl alternatives: https” would be used in this way.
Two consecutive points “..” : This filter is used to set ranges of numbers in Google search. That is, the websites that you show us in your results, will be bounded by the numbers that belong to the range that we indicate. Its use would be, “tv box Android 60..130” , its result will be all devices for Android TV with a price between € 60 and € 130 included.
Loc : It is a very useful and little known filter, since thanks to it we can include in our search a geographical location that has each of the results that you We are requesting the search engine. For example, “best mobile offers loc: Barcelona” .
Tips to perform more efficient searches on Google and find anything with the advanced settings
We will indicate two ways we can improve searches so that they have more efficient results:
Configuration
We can configure the Google search engine to obtain more accurate results according to our searches.
The steps we need are:
- We go to the “Google Help Center” through the following link.
- We chose “Change search settings” .
- We activate the “SafeSearch Filters” option, which will allow us not to see in the search results, images that are not moral or explicit .
- We can choose the number of results per page that you can show us.
- In addition, you will ask us if the answers, when we have through “Ok Google” , will show us in loudly or not .
- We also have the possibility to configure if the results will open on a new page or not.
- We choose “Save” after choosing to modify the region , this is useful so that the results that appear will be mainly those of e This geographical area.
We can also set the options for “Web and application activity” , where Google searches we perform between different devices can be saved directly to the same Google account .
In this way we will greatly improve the user experience by doing this guide:
- In order to configure this tool in our computer through the following link
- On the Android device we go to accounConfiguration†.
- We select the option usernameGoogle•.
- We click on “Google Account “.
- We look for ” Data and personalization “.
- We select ” Activity controls “.
- We click on “Web and application activity” .
- Activate “Include Chrome history and activity on sites, apps and devices using Google services ”.
- We click on “ Save your activity in apps of this device ”.
If our mobile device has an iOS operating system we will perform this guide:
- We go to the Google website and select “Web and application activity” activate this option.
Tools
In addition to all the filters we have named above, there are many others that have functions as important as the previous ones .
They are:
- We can find a image search engine. For this we will click on the photo camera that is located inside the search bar, Once we select this option we can paste directly the image URL or upload it from our computer or mobile device. The result you throw will be websites that contain images similar to the one we have uploaded.
- Shopping , this tool will allow us to find places near our location that can sell something related to the keywords that we are looking for.
- If we need to find books that are related to the search we have, we can find results if we click on “More” and then in clearlyLibros†.
- Another great option that allows us to locate Google is “Flights” , in where we can enter the search for different plane flights for the place we need, we will only select the departure and return date.
- Tools , in addition to everything we have talked about we can continue to filter our search by selecting a second requirement to find a way m s exactly what we’re looking for.
For this last option, we will have to type in the search bar the necessary keywords and then select some of the filters that we have named previously.
At this moment we click on “Tools” and three options will appear. We have the possibility to choose the “Language” , the “Publication date” and be able to tell Google to look for us “word for word” or “all results” containing some of the keywords of the search required.