Search Engines + Syntax Examples

Web Search Utilities

The follow syntax can be used with ALL the search engines

To Find Web Pages Containing Search Syntax

The word boats or the word cars boats cars

The word boats and the word cars +boats +cars

The word boats but not the word cars +boats -cars

The phrase: scenic view "scenic view"

To Find Web Pages Containing	Search Syntax
The word boats or the word cars	boats cars
The word boats and the word cars	+boats +cars
The word boats but not the word cars	+boats -cars
The phrase: scenic view	"scenic view"

To reduce the number of documents retrieved by your search, you should combine multiple terms with the search operators.

Example:

+"mountain climbing" +photos -tours

finds pages containing the phrase mountain climbing and the word photos, but not the word tours.