| google.Com search tips:: |
| A search for... | | Returns pages containing... |
| ruby slippers | ruby and slippers, preferring pages with the phrase ruby slippers |
| ruby OR slippers | either the word Ruby or the word slippers |
| "ruby slippers" | the exact phrase ruby slippers |
| +ruby slippers | contains ruby, maybe contains slippers |
| +ruby +slippers | both ruby and slippers in the document, although not necessarily next to one another |
| +Dorothy -Hamill | the name Dorothy; pages containing Hamill are ranked lower |
| Dorothy Gale | the name Dorothy Gale (remember to capitalize proper nouns) |
| Dorothy * Toto | the name Dorothy and the name Toto, separated by one or more words |
Keep in mind... If you are using a plus (+) or minus (-) search operator: there is a space before the operator, but no space between the operator and the search term. Example: +Dorothy +Kansas
Put a plus sign (+) before the first term as well. Example: +ruby +slippers
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