10+ Google Search Tricks to Search Efficiently

Do you Search the Google like free download honey singh songs or Presentation on Global Warming in ppt format. Sorry to say but you are lacking behind a lot. You think Google like a person or character but its a system which can provide you valuable information if you use it smartly. You might be getting your answer in the first shot or after repeating two-three searches with different keywords but to get what you need at one shot these tricks can help you.

Get the meaning

Problem: The time you come across a unique word in textbook and you don't know the meaning or you are playing the scrabble and someone says that is not a word.
Solution: Find the meaning of the word by prefixing it with define.

Download Songs

Problem: You might have download songs by searching free download honey singh songs etc and you end up searching from one site to other to find the clean mp3 file.
Solution: Instead search  index of artist name and click first one or two links.

Search in Exact Order

Problem: You want to find the page where you read the exact line for other information but hasn't bookmarked it then.
Solution: Search by typing the whole line in parenthesis.

Calculator

Problem: You need to quickly found out the answer to a numeric equation.
Solution: Type the complete numeric equation in the search box.

Exclude Certain Words

Problem: You want to search a book on digital circuits but don't want a book by a specific author.
Solution: Type books on Digital Circuits - " Specific Author Name" i.e. include the -(minus) sign before the author name. You can apply this to anything you don't want in the search results.

(Note: Here B.K.Lamba is an imaginary name any coincidence is deeply regreted )

Search Within A Range Of Prices

Problem: You want to buy a android smartphone in the range 10,000 to 30,000.
Solution: Search by typing the android smartphone 10000..30000 i.e. include the ( .. ) two dots between the price range.

Get All The Indexed Pages of a Website

Problem: You have just started a bblog and want to know if you new post has been indexed or not.
Solution: Search by typing site:"blogs' name". 

Search Within A Website

Problem: You read an interesting article about Facebook Tricks on Acidic Ginger, but you don't have the link and you can't remember the article's name or its author.
Solution: Search by typing "site:" followed by the url of the website and then add you search terms.

Fill In The Blanks

Problem: You read the line Don't count ____ chickens before ____ hatch but can't remember it completely.
Solution: Search by typing Don't count * chickens before * hatch i.e. put asterisk(*) in place of those blanks.

Search by File Type

Problem: You have a powerpoint presentation on Euclids' Geometry and you are searching by typing long keywords : powerpoint presentation on euclids' geometry .
Solution: Search by typing the topic name followed by "filetype:ppt".

Currency Converter

Problem: You are planning a trip to India but you don't know how much american dollars you'll need.
Solution: Search by typing Dollar in INR

Find A GIF

Problem: You need an animated clipart for a banner.
Solution: Go to Google images > search image > Search Tools > Type >Animated.