Try these tips and tricks to improve your Google searches, opens a new window!
| Tip | Example |
| Use site: to search only specific websites or domains | ohio heroin statistics site:.gov |
| GPS site:www.co.greene.oh.us | |
| Use quotation marks to make Google search for a phrase | “sustainable agriculture” methods |
| Use a minus sign to exclude something from your search | sustainable agriculture methods -site:.com |
| Use OR between groups of words in parentheses to include synonyms | sustainable (agriculture OR farming) (methods OR practice) |
| Click the Tools link at the top of your search results for the option to choose a time frame for your results | Limit your search to results from the past hour, 24 hours, week, month, year, or custom time frame |
You can find more ways to refine your searches on the Google Search Help site, opens a new window.
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