100 Google Search Tricks for the Savviest of Students

January 19, 2011 in Miscellaneous

Doing research for a school paper? You need these 100 Google Search Tricks for the Savviest of Students.

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These tricks make it easy to use Google as a reference tool.


  1. Get definitions: Find definitions for words, abbreviations, and more using define:.
  2. Get a timeline: With view:timeline, plus a keyword, you can get a timeline for the topic.
  3. Find numbers: Add phone to your search, and Google will look for anything that looks like a phone number.
  4. Do fact searches: Population, location, motto, and more are all available as Google fact searches.
  5. Glossary: With a word, plus ~glossary, you can find glossaries, lists, and dictionary entries for the word.
  6. Conversion: Google's search makes it easy to convert any unit of measurement.