Shortcuts to Searching

1. Be as specific as possible.
2. If you’re brainstorming for a topic, try a directory listing.
3. Use a + in front of any word you want to appear in the results: +outback +football
4. Put a minus sign in front of words you don’t want in the result: +outback –restaurant
5. Use quotation marks for a phrase, words in sequence: “outback bowl”
6. Use lower case to avoid case sensitivity. Outback will find outback, Outback, and OUTBACK Outback will only find Outback.
7. Use a wildcard (*) to include similar words, such as run* includes runs, runner and running.
8. For a really quick search, type ? keyword in the address line of your browser.

J. Callahan, MD Tech Coordinator

Berkeley Preparatory School

June 2002