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Advanced Search Keywords
Operator What it searches Example
Site Provides results of pages located on a specific domain site:linkedin.com
AND/OR Use the AND operator to return results containing two results. Use the OR operator to return results that contain one result or the other result. “John Smith” AND (Portland OR Salem)
Asterisk Google treats the asterisk as a placeholder for a word or words in a search string. “John * Smith”
Hyphen This operator allows you to exclude the text immediately following it. “John Smith” -site:yournewssite.com
Filetype Filter search results by a single file type extension Common File Types: DOC/DOCX XLS/XLXS PPT/PPTX TXT JPG/JPEG/PNG (Image files) PDF filetype:xls intext:you@youremail.com
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