Google provides shortcuts for finding commonly sought utilities and information, which you may have previously found offline or on specialized sites.

• Want Driving Directions?

  Enter a U.S. street address, including zip code or city/state.

  

  Clicking on a map-provider link takes you to a map showing the location result and links to driving directions.

  

• Need a US residence Phone Number or Address?

  Just enter a person’s name and a city, state, or zip code in the standard web search box.

  On the results page, phonebook listings are next to a telephone icon.

  Google lists up to three results that match your phonebook query. To see other listings, click on the “Phonebook results for …” link.

  

  Google’s phonebook feature recognizes several input formats, including these:

  To find a US residence, enter …	Examples
  First name, last name, city, state	[ John Doe New York NY ]
  First name, last name, state	[ John Doe NY ]
  First name, last name, area code	[ John Doe 212 ]
  First name, last name, zip code	[ John Doe 10128 ]

• Need a Definition?

  If Google finds any dictionary definitions for your search terms, in the statistics bar,

  • it shows those words as underlined links
  • includes a definition link.

  What do co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and CEO Eric Schmidt mean when they say they run Google as a triumvirate?

  

  Google displays one Glossary definition above your search results when you put one of the following in front of a word phrase or acronym:

  • define
  • what is
  • or what are

  

  When your query includes the “define:” operator (ending with a colon character), Google displays all the definitions it finds on the web.

  

• The Google Calculator isn’t Mathematica, Maple, or Matlab

  Google’s calculator can

  • add up a list of numbers
  • convert from miles to kilometers
  • evaluate some other sorts of mathematical expressions.

  

  Calculate a tip for a meal that costs $93.45.

  Calculate the cosine of 2π.

  Convert from one set of units to another.

  Many commonly used physical constants are built into Google’s calculator.
• More Shortcuts

  The results of the following shortcuts appear to the right of a tag or specialized icon and above your search results.

  	Examples
  Area Code Map	[ 212 ]
  Package Tracking	[ 999444666222 ]
  Flight Tracking Information	[ united 42 ]
  Travel Conditions	[ ewr airpor ]
  Stock Quotes	[ goog ]
  Vehicle Information	[ JH4NA1157MT001832 ]
  Patent Search	[ patent 5122313 ]
  FAA Airplane Registration Numbers	[ n199ua ]
  UPC Codes	[ 036000250015 ]
  FCC Equipment IDs	[ fcc B4Z-34009-PIR ]

For even more shortcuts, visit Google Guide’s cheat sheet or the Google Guide coffee page.

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