Google Power Search

Chapter 2. Google Search Operators

Google is capable of much more than simple search; it can make your work life more productive and easier on a number of levels.

Chapter 1 has already explained several ways to refine your Google searches through simple operators and other tricks that involve a search query. This chapter explains how to use advanced search operators, which enable you to refine a search by limiting the index by Web location, content type, and various search metadata (title, link text, post date, etc.).

All operators are case-sensitive, so be sure to use all lowercase letters (the iPhone’s Web browser will try to capitalize the first letter of every sentence, so make sure you go back and correct it before executing your query).

Here’s a quick list of the most useful Google search operators, followed by a more in-depth explanation of each:

Table 2-1. Google search operators

Operator Description	Format Example	Description
filetype:	marketing plan filetype:doc	Restrict search results by file type extension
site:	google site:sec.gov	Search within a site or domain
inurl:	inurl:marketing	Search for a word or phrase within the URL
allinurl:	allinurl: marketing plan	Search for multiple words within the URL
intext:	intext:marketing	Search for a word in the main body text
allintext:	allintext: marketing plan	Search for multiple words within the body text of indexed pages
intitle:	intitle:“marketing plan”	Search for a word or phrase within the page title