Search the internet better!
Most people utilize search engines in a very general nature. That it, they search more broad terms or subjects. If you know exactly what you want, you can often get better, or at least more relevant results by easily making more specific searches. Even though there are differences in search engines and the tools they have available, there are some basic search tools that most search engines have in common.
Search for exact phrases
Should you like to search for an exact phrase, you can surround your search text in double quotes "". For example, searching for "Dynamic Technology Services" will return results where the words "Dynamic" and "Technology" and "Services" appear together and in that order.
Searching for excluded words
If you would like to search for something, but want to exclude a certain word from the search results, try using the minus (-) sign, or the word NOT. For example, searching for Dynamic Technology NOT Services will search for "Dynamic" and "Technology" but not return results where "Technology" is in the results.
Searching for included words
If you would like to search for something, but want to include a certain word in the search result, try using the plus (+) sign, or the word AND. For example, searching for Dynamic AND Technology AND Services will provide search results must contain all three words, though not necessarily in that order.
Searching for multiple words
You can use the word OR to specify that one or the other search term be found in the search results. For example, searching for Dynamic OR Technology OR Services will search and list sites containing one of those three words.
Mixing it up
You can combine AND, OR and NOT by using parenthesis. For example, you can search for Dynamic Technology NOT (Services OR Computers). This will search for and display results for Dynamic Technology, that do not also include the words Services or Computers on the page.
Wildcards
Two more characters you can use are * and %. The * is a simple wildcard. For example, searching for psych*ist will find all results which contain words that begin with "psych" and end in "ist" (eg Psychiatrist, Psychologist). The % is a single character wildcard, so searching for gene&logy would display results for words beginning with "gene" and ending in "logy" and separated by a single character (eg genealogy and geneology). You can also use both * and % in a single word when searching.
Search for exact phrases
Should you like to search for an exact phrase, you can surround your search text in double quotes "". For example, searching for "Dynamic Technology Services" will return results where the words "Dynamic" and "Technology" and "Services" appear together and in that order.
Searching for excluded words
If you would like to search for something, but want to exclude a certain word from the search results, try using the minus (-) sign, or the word NOT. For example, searching for Dynamic Technology NOT Services will search for "Dynamic" and "Technology" but not return results where "Technology" is in the results.
Searching for included words
If you would like to search for something, but want to include a certain word in the search result, try using the plus (+) sign, or the word AND. For example, searching for Dynamic AND Technology AND Services will provide search results must contain all three words, though not necessarily in that order.
Searching for multiple words
You can use the word OR to specify that one or the other search term be found in the search results. For example, searching for Dynamic OR Technology OR Services will search and list sites containing one of those three words.
Mixing it up
You can combine AND, OR and NOT by using parenthesis. For example, you can search for Dynamic Technology NOT (Services OR Computers). This will search for and display results for Dynamic Technology, that do not also include the words Services or Computers on the page.
Wildcards
Two more characters you can use are * and %. The * is a simple wildcard. For example, searching for psych*ist will find all results which contain words that begin with "psych" and end in "ist" (eg Psychiatrist, Psychologist). The % is a single character wildcard, so searching for gene&logy would display results for words beginning with "gene" and ending in "logy" and separated by a single character (eg genealogy and geneology). You can also use both * and % in a single word when searching.