Do you want Google tips and tricks close at hand? Then consider making a Google Guide cheat sheet mousepad. Print this page and cut off these instructions. Tape the sample queries to your mousepad.

The top set of queries includes examples of Google operators and the lower set illustrates shortcuts to specialized information.

We hope you and your mouse will enjoy our tips and tricks (see below).

Nancy and Tasha

Google Guide: Making Searching Even Easier
SAMPLE QUERIES   IN RESPONSE GOOGLE GIVES YOU PAGES WITH ...
mouse knight   the words mouse and knight
mice OR rodents   either the word mice or the word rodents
"to a mouse"   the exact phrase to a mouse
+how breed mice   how, breed, & mice (force Google not to ignore how)
Mighty Mouse -Apple   the words Mighty and Mouse but NOT the word Apple
color-blind mice   color-blind, color blind, or colorblind & mice
mouse ~supplies   the words mouse & both supplies & its synonyms
rat cage $5..$250   rat cages between $5 and $250
snapp mice site:sptimes.com   snapp mice from the website sptimes.com
humane mouse site:org   humane mouse from the .org domain

SAMPLE QUERIES   IN RESPONSE GOOGLE GIVES YOU ...
Mouse Systems Fremont CA   addresses, telephone numbers, & directions
define:knock-out mice   definitions of knock-out mice from the web
books "Of Mice and Men"   book-related info; click on a book title to search its text
movie:American Tail   reviews, showtimes, & locations, e.g., movie:94010
music:Modest Mouse   music-related info & where you can buy the music
weather Catskill NY   weather condition and forecast
(7 * 11)/12   results of calculations
20 g in oz, 3 Euros in US$   conversion of x units into y units
dis gxy kft   financials including stock price, given a ticker symbol

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  By Nancy Blachman & Tasha Bergson-Michelson.  June 9, 2006