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Play this game to find out how smart you are in searching Google.
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Search Smart: Combine Keywords Using Parentheses(00:01:13)
Search Smart: Combine Keywords Using Parentheses (00:01:13)
This video shows you how to use parentheses to combine multiple keywords to be searched.
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Search Smart: Expand Your Keywords(00:01:18)
Search Smart: Expand Your Keywords (00:01:18)
This video shows you how to think of and use alternative terms and keywords to form a search query.
Search Smart: Expand Your Keywords(00:01:18) Search Smart: Expand Your Keywords
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Search Smart: Use Boolean Operators(00:00:39)
Search Smart: Use Boolean Operators (00:00:39)
This video shows you how to use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to connect the keywords in a search.
Search Smart: Use Boolean Operators(00:00:39) Search Smart: Use Boolean Operators
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Search Smart: Use Keywords Not Sentences(00:01:30)
Search Smart: Use Keywords Not Sentences (00:01:30)
This video shows you how to use keywords not sentences to search.
Search Smart: Use Keywords Not Sentences(00:01:30) Search Smart: Use Keywords Not Sentences
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Search Smart: Use Phrase Search(00:01:08)
Search Smart: Use Phrase Search (00:01:08)
This video explains how phrase searching can help you narrow a search and retrieve more precise results.
Search Smart: Use Phrase Search(00:01:08) Search Smart: Use Phrase Search
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Search Smart: Use Truncation(00:01:09)
Search Smart: Use Truncation (00:01:09)
This video shows you how to use truncation symbols to search words with a common root or stem.
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Search Smart: Use Wildcards(00:01:41)
Search Smart: Use Wildcards (00:01:41)
This video shows you how to use wildcard symbols to find a word\\\'s variants.
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