Tips for Efficient Searching with Your Computer

Whether you're searching your computer for a file or the Internet for a document or Web site, here are some tips that can help you get appropriate results faster. (Note, however, that some search engines use slightly different approaches.)



  • Avoid search terms that are too general. The term golden retriever would get you more specific results than dog, for example.



  • By default, if you type two keywords, such as Vacation Italy, search engines generally look first for sites that contain both words.



  • Most search engines generally don't take into account words such as and, or, and a.



  • Some search engines, such as Ask.com, allow you to type in questions as sentences rather than using keywords.



  • If you want to find an exact phrase, such as "To be or not to be," put it in quotes.






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