1. Search for an exact phrase or quote
Use double quotation marks " " to look for an exact phrase or quote, e.g. to find results that contain the phrase "freedom of speech" (exact words, in the exact same order).

2. Exclude a term from search results
Use the dash/hyphen – before a word or site to exclude it from your search results, e.g. to search for information on hamburgers but exclude results from the McDonald’s website.

3. Search within a single website
Use site:URL, e.g. to search for publications on climate change within the United Nations website.

4. Search a specific domain
Use site: if you only want to see results from a specific type of domain, such as: .org .gov or .edu
Use site:.gov.au (Australian government domain), e.g. to search for policy papers on climate change on Australian government websites.

5. Search for a particular file type
Use filetype:[pdf/doc/xls/ppt… etc.] to limit results to a certain format, e.g. to search for documents on the topic of social media in PDF format.

6. Search for words in a webpage title
Use intitle: [your search words], e.g. to search for web pages that have “climate change” in the title.
