Let's have a look at these options in this guided hands-on demonstration.
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HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATION
- Right click on Google (to open up a separate window/tab)
- Search for hemophilia
Note: left bar - options to refine your search
- Click on the down arrow beside More
- Click on Discussions - note the change in results list
- Click on some of the other options to see what happens to your results
Note: Videos, Maps, News, Books, Blogs are Google Specialist Search Engines
- Click on Everything at the top of the options
- Scroll down to have a look at the rest of the options
- Go down to More Search Tools and expand the menu (click on the down arrow)
- Click on some of options
- See how the list of results change
- Look for the number of results
Note the following:
- The range of options shown in the sidebar can change depending on the option you choose.
- The time based options are the same as found in Advanced search, except date range option - only available under Search options.
- All the options narrow/filter or manipulate the result list for search query entered, except for Timeline.
- Links to related searches are displayed at the bottom of the page.
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DISCOVERY EXERCISES
Use one of the topics you have searched for in Module 2 and refine your search by using any of the search options listed in the left side panel, including Timeline.
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There are still a few more options to explore for refining you search. Go to More tips for refining your search
Updated: September 2012
