3 Hidden Features In Google Advanced Search You May Not Know About
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Google is continually improving its search engine. Not only do they work meticulously on the search algorithm change, but also the graphical user interface and its features constantly receive upgrades. Many changes are subtle and thus easily missed. Likewise, many advanced features are well hidden.
In this article I want to direct your focus to the Advanced Search page, which contains many useful search features not available via the left-hand sidebar. This page can make your search a lot easier and more efficient, especially if you can’t be bothered with remembering complicated search operators.
1. Search Images By Region
Image search by region is a new advanced search option. It becomes available when you switch to Images and then open the old Advanced Search window via the link underneath the search button (magnifying glass).
Here you can filter the results by region.
In the examples below I searched for large images with the keyword ‘fashion’ in the regions Cameroon (upper results page) and Canada (lower results page).
The screenshots above reveal several more cool image search features available through the sidebar, for example searching by colors, subject, or (not shown) type. If you would also like to search images from a specific source or with specific usage rights, open the old Advanced Search page and find even more options.
For more tips and tricks regarding Google’s image search, have a look at these articles:
- 10 Tips to Have Fun Using Advanced Google Search for Images
- How To Find Similar Images Using Google’s Image Search
2. Search Videos With Subtitles
The sidebar for Videos search offers many interesting options, for example searching by duration, time uploaded, or source. When you switch to the Advanced Search page, however, you will find several more valuable features, for example searching videos by language or searching only closed captioned videos, i.e. videos with subtitles.
Most results are from YouTube, so this search option ultimately highlights a feature offered by YouTube. When you open the video, you will see that it doesn’t contain any traditional subtitles at all. YouTube does, however, provide something called ‘Interactive Transcript‘. Interactive transcripts essentially work like subtitles, only that they are displayed in a separate window below the video and hence are not visible in full screen view.
Care for more YouTube-related search tricks? Maybe you’re interested in learning How to Search YouTube Like a PRO with Google Advanced Operators.
3. Search With Google SafeSearch Enabled
If you want to avoid adult content on Google, you can turn on the SafeSearch filter. This can be done manually for each and every search or you can make it your default.
To do it manually, switch to Advanced Search, expand the > Date, usage rights, region, and more link and set SafeSearch to > On.
If you are searching for Images, SafeSearch is displayed as the very last option and you can choose from no, moderate, or strict filtering. Other search sub-categories do not offer an individual SafeSearch.
You can also set a cookie to make SafeSearch your default. Google’s Global Preferences page has a Safe Search Filtering section, which offers three settings: no, moderate, or strict filtering.
Most people use Google Search like they use their brains: they don’t use it to its full potential. These articles can help you to change some of both:
- Master the Google Operands – Search Like a God & Save Time
- 3 Google Tricks When You Don’t Know What to Search For
- 5 Ways To Do A Site-Specific Search Using Search Engines
- 6 Ways To Search ‘By Date’ On Google
- 3 Advanced Tips To Get The Most Out Of Google Insights
What is your favorite Google search trick and how often do you use the search sidebar?
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:31:49 GMT
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