How to Use the Google Search Engine

Summary: Google built its reputation as the premier search engine on the internet. But the services the site offers extend far beyond basic search capabilities. Google now includes a calculator, currency converter and a dictionary. Now you can also Google stock quotes, flight and weather information, even movie times. And the site offers several ways to narrow down what can be a bewildering number of responses to your search terms.

In this series of internet navigation videos, our professional systems administrator shows you all the tips and tricks to get the most out of google. He demonstrates how to use all of the features mentioned above, then gets down the business of mastering the search engine. You will learn how to search for specific file types, numbers or series of numbers. Putting quotation marks on both sides of your search phrase tells Google to search for words in that specific order. Using the asterisk, or wild card, allows you to specify file extensions in your search. What can a plus sign or a minus sign do for you? Watch these free videos and you will learn these and many more time-saving techniques for the next time you Google the net.