Using Search Engines by Grandpa Chuck
One of the advantages to having a computer or similar device that connects to the Internet is that you can use it located web sites and pages that contain focused information on about any given subject.
Some of the top Search Engines are Google, HotBot, AltaVista, Ask Jeeves, Teoma, Lycos, WebCrawler, Yahoo, MSN, and AOL Find to name a few of the many that are available.
To help you here are a few tips to use when using Search Engines.
To Find An Exact Phrase = "waterfalls in Michigan"
Will locate sites that use that exact phrase within the quotes
Required words = waterfalls michigan
Will locate sites that contain the required words
Excluded Words = waterfalls –canada or waterfalls ANDNOT canada
Will locate sites that contain the word waterfalls but not canada
Wildcards = grandp*
Will locate sites that contain grandp such as grandpa, grandparents, etc
Using these tips will better help you find what you are looking for on the Internet when using Search Engines.