How to Get the Most Out of Google

Beginner 1 hour 16 steps 11503 views Rating: 3.7/5 Published: 2026-06-13

Add the modifiers (-) and (" ") to make your searches more specific.. Specify your search by site, title, text, URL, or file type.. Type (*) as a placeholder if you forget part of a quote or lyric.

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Add the modifiers (-) and (" ") to make your searches more specific.

Step 1

Add the modifiers (-) and (" ") to make your searches more specific.

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Specify your search by site, title, text, URL, or file type.

Step 2

Specify your search by site, title, text, URL, or file type.

3

Type (*) as a placeholder if you forget part of a quote or lyric.

Step 3

Type (*) as a placeholder if you forget part of a quote or lyric.

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Use Search to do math, make conversions, and more.

Step 4

Use Search to do math, make conversions, and more.

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Use the omnibar (address bar) to do Google searches.

Step 5

Use the omnibar (address bar) to do Google searches.

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Browse in incognito mode to conceal your history and cookies.

Step 6

Browse in incognito mode to conceal your history and cookies.

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Pin tabs to prioritize them and restore tabs you accidentally close.

Step 7

Pin tabs to prioritize them and restore tabs you accidentally close.

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Set the startup tabs for each time you open Chrome.

Step 8

Set the startup tabs for each time you open Chrome.

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Get a Google account (required) and use Google Chrome (recommended).

Step 9

Get a Google account (required) and use Google Chrome (recommended).

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Use the "Search Drive" bar to find files in your Drive.

Step 10

Use the "Search Drive" bar to find files in your Drive.

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Click the Share tab to collaborate on documents with others.

Step 11

Click the Share tab to collaborate on documents with others.

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Scan, convert, or translate files with a few clicks.

Step 12

Scan, convert, or translate files with a few clicks.

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Use the Snooze feature to deal with Gmail messages on your schedule.

Step 13

Use the Snooze feature to deal with Gmail messages on your schedule.

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Remember where you parked your car with Google Maps.

Step 14

Remember where you parked your car with Google Maps.

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Search through all your Google Photos images and videos by person.

Step 15

Search through all your Google Photos images and videos by person.

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Use the Full Coverage feature in Google News to get a broader view of a topic.

Step 16

Use the Full Coverage feature in Google News to get a broader view of a topic.

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