How to search Google professionally

Proactive Learning Section, Chiang Mai University Library

 TOPIC
1 Getting to Know Google

2 Google Search Techniques

3 Google Image Search Techniques

4 Google Search Features

5 Google Chrome Functions

1 Getting to Know Google
 What is Google?

1 Google is the 2 The famous product 3 Google’s name is

company which from Google is come from Googol
provides many “Google Search” (Digit 1 followed by
products one hundreds zeroes)
Represent to a lot of
For example: Search engine, ***Everyone call Google***
information.
Email, Software etc.
1https://www.barrons.com/articles/ranking-the-big-four- 2https://www.statista.com/statistics/267161/market- 3 http://graphics.stanford.edu/~dk/google_name_origin.html
internet-stocks-google-is-no-1-apple-comes-in-last-1503412102 share-of-search-engines-in-the-united-states/
 How to Google Search’s work

Collecting Indexing Displaying

(and ranking)

Discover a page Analyze the Match some keyword

URL exist on the content of the with indexing database,
then find the best result
website page and index
for user
***web developers must learn about
***Google cannot discovery ***depend on the user’s
SEO to make Google understand the
recently published page*** content and show as the best result information***

Source: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/beginner/how-search-works?hl=th
Search Engine Differences
2 Google Search Techniques
 Google Homepage
https://www.google.com

Search
Type your keyword here by Voice

Search everything Search from the

from everywhere best resources
(Related to keyword) (go to Google’s
featured snippets)
Google Search Result
Result/seconds

Google’s featured
snippets is on the top
of the results

Other results will show

on the screen
Google Search Result

Example of Related searches

 Limit search result
by specific time
Click “Any time Dropdown”
and choose time
1
2 Choose “Tools”
Exclude any term from result
Search “cookies” for bakery
Found “cookies policy”
Exclude any term from result
input – before any
term to exclude
unwanted word Unwanted information
will be excluded
Limit Search by Numbers Range
Fill the keyword and .. For example:
find horror movies from 2018 to 2020

The result will show the result

with the following range
Limit Search by File Type

Type the keyword with filetype:pdf

There are only PDF file
Google Advanced Search
***know google advanced ***don’t knowing google
search techniques advanced search techniques
Type the word with wildcard
Google Advanced Search
Type the keyword into the blank example of using symbol with keyword
(without symbol) (In case of back to basic search)
Google Advanced Search Result
The keyword and symbol from advanced
search will show automatically

The results after using advanced search

3 Google Image Search Techniques
 Google Image Search
Type the word in the blank, or click this
To find information by image
 Using tools to limit the
result in Google Image

There are many options 1

2 Choose “Tools”
Result after using tools
Search only transparent
image (PNG file)
Type Vector PNG to find
the transparent image
Result

Not transparent image

Search only transparent
image (PNG file)
Result
Click to “Any color” and
change to “Transparent”

Transparent image
4 Google Search Features
 Explore what the world is
searching from Google Trends
https://trends.google.co.th/trends/?geo=TH
Google Trends Keyword Comparison

Search term comparison Add comparison

Filter
See the keyword trend
See what was trend last year
in Google Trends
 Explore the Real time keyword

Google Hot Trends

https://trends.google.com/trends/hottrends/visualize?pn=p33
Learning everything from
worldwide by Google Logo

1 Google Logo will be changed to the event of

that day
 Google Logo from the event
(Google Doodle)
2 After clicking logo, Google will
show the keyword for this logo

3 Here are the

results of this
logo
 View Google Doodle Archive
https://www.google.com/doodles/

1 Show google doodle

of the present day
(the latest day for this presentation)

2
View previous
google doodle
(Game, video, etc.)
 Vocabulary Quiz in Google
https://www.google.com/fbx?fbx=vocab

Choose level of Answer the quiz If it’s incorrect, the right If it’s correct, you’ll get Total score will
Vocabulary Quiz before time out answer will be showed points and bonus show in the end
 Listen to the pronounciation
1 Type “pronounce” and the word you
want to listen to the pronunciation

4 Choose Pronunciation
Options

2 Click to “speaker button” to listen it

5 See the mouth

3 Read more slowly option lip here
 Google translation
(better for word than sentence )
Type some word (in any language) and “translation”
1
2 The word will
detected the 3 You can change
language by auto
translations section
to other language.

4 In case of the translations is not right for

you, you can view others translation here
 Word Definition
1 Type define: and word to view short definition

2 You’ll see this word with meaning on the top of result

3 Click to translate this word to other language

Use calculator in Google
1 Type the number with mathematical symbol

2 There is calculator with the answer

 View currency in Google
1 Type currency name to view currency rate

4 View currency in
2 Currency rate the previous time
of this day

3 Change currency
and quantity to
compare
 View nutrition facts
(calorie, fat, protein, sugar, sodium etc. )
1 Type foods name and then “calorie”
(You can replace “calorie” with other nutrition facts)

2 The system will show calorie or other nutrition fact

You can change type of food You can change quantity of

3 to compare nutrition fact
4 food
Color picker for artwork
or website design
1 Type “Color picker” or color
code like RGB (235, 64, 52)

2 The system will show

color shading picker

3 Click to change color shading

4 Type of color code

 Listen to animal sounds
1 Type “animal sounds”
in the blank

2 Google will show

name and picture
of animal, click to
speaker to listen
them
 View temperature
1 Type “temperature” in the blank

2
The system will show
temperature for
today (in your area)

3
Change to
precipitation and
wind for 7 days later
 View and compare stock
https://www.google.com/finance

1 Type stocks’ name here

2 View stocks here
5 Google Chrome Functions
 Incognito Window

It’s suitable for public computer users such as workplace

(don’t save history, password, other information in form)
***Warning: you may not use plugin, extension or website login***
Recall recently closed tabs

Or “Ctrl+Shift+T” to recall each tab

 Manage tabs on window
browser

The best way for user who open many tab

 Turn off notification from
some websites

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Have you ever receive Because you clicked “Allow”

notification from notification from website
website you visited? (didn't mean to click)
 Turn off notification from
some websites

1
2 Click three dots and
Choose “Privacy Choose “Settings”
3
and security” Choose “Site Setting”
 Turn off notification from
some websites

5 See “Allow” part and

choose website you want
Choose “Notifications” to turn off notification
4
Search google by keyword
from website
Create QR Code from current
website
 Play a game when
the internet is offline

Click “Space Bar”

to start game

If you want to play a standalone game, type chrome://dino/ on Address bar