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Advanced searching (phrases and/or operators etc.)

What is google advanced searching?

Google advanced searching is a more detailed

method pf finding information on google. It uses a variety of google

search operators that consists of special characters and commands-
also known as “advanced operators” – that goes beyond a normal

google search.

How to use google advanced search

Google advanced search uses advanced search operators- or

special commands and parameters- that modify google searches to

narrow down searches into more detailed and specific results.

For example: -

Let’s use the search term “digital marketing”. The next

section will list down all the known search operators for both google

search and google advanced search, its function purpose, and

intended results.

 Phrase searching

Phrase searching allows users to search for articles
containing a phrase rather than containing a set of keywords in

random order. For most databases the phrase needs to placed in

double quotation marks; e.g.: - “skin cancer”. This is particularly useful

if the words on their own are common.

NOTE: - Ovid databases search for multiple words as a phrase

automatically. You do not need to use quotation marks. Therefore, if
you do not want to search for multiple words as a phrase, you need to

use the AND operator, e.g. skin AND cancer.