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Using Google more efficiently part V: file type and similar search
This is the last part of the serial post about using Google more efficiently for your research. This entry covers the two remaining syntax that I believe can help you in using Google, the similar search and the specific file type search (for searching PDF files, spreadsheet, etc.)
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 03 May 2013 under Tools
Using Google more efficiently part IV: domain specification
Sometimes, if you are conducting a search using Google, most of the information that you actually need comes to one or few specific websites. Should you wish to make the search results uncluttered, there is a way you can limit the search results to one or few specific websites or specific TLDs.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 03 May 2013 under Tools
Using Google more efficiently part III: exact and wildcard searches
Use Google to search for exact phrases instead of a group of keywords by enclosing the words in quote. Also include how to force Google to accept your spelling, how to use wildcard and how to use these techniques in conjunction with Boolean operators.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 03 May 2013 under Tools
Using Google more efficiently part II: Boolean operators
If you type more than one word in Google search, the default is that it will search for web pages containing all the words provided. What if you want Google to return pages that contain at least one of these words? What if you want to remove from search results pages that contain certain words?
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 03 May 2013 under Tools
Using Google more efficiently for your research
Difficulty in finding the information that you want? Explore the different syntaxes that you can use to find what you need using the search engine Google.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 03 May 2013 under Tools
Formatting cell data in Calc part V: date and time
Part V of serial post about formatting cell data in OpenOffice / LibreOffice Calc. This post is about formatting date and time as seen in the cells. Format codes that are used in date and time is discussed extensively in this entry.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 13 Apr 2013 under Tools
Formatting cell data in Calc part IV: currency or money
Part IV of serial post about formatting cell data in OpenOffice / LibreOffice Calc. This entry is about formatting currency or money. The red and other color(s) formatting for negative numbers is also discussed in this post.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 13 Apr 2013 under Tools
Formatting cell data in Calc part III: percentage, fraction and scientific notation
Part III of serial post about formatting cell data in OpenOffice / LibreOffice Calc. This entry is about formatting cell data as fractions, percentages and scientific notations.
[ 2 Comments ] Posted by Greten on 13 Apr 2013 under Tools
Formatting cell data in Calc part II: numbers
Part II of serial post about formatting cell data in OpenOffice / LibreOffice Calc. This entry is about formatting numbers in general and the meaning of Format code made of zeroes and hashes. Also discussed are the different formats of thousands separator and decimal marker.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 13 Apr 2013 under Tools
Formatting cell data in Calc spreadsheet
Part I of serial post about formatting cell data in OpenOffice / LibreOffice Calc. This is the introduction part and also covers how to select cells to be formatted and how to open the Format Cells option window.
[ No Comments ] Posted by Greten on 13 Apr 2013 under Tools
