Google trick: Search within a range

When you want to narrow your search to a specific range of dates or numbers, Google has special syntax to perform your search in 1 step.

It works this way: Suppose you're looking for a new printer, costing $80 to $150. Here's what your search would look like:

printer $80..$150

Simply put 2 periods (no spaces) between the numbers, and Google will return hits with printers in that price range.

Want to search a range of prices within a specific website? Add site:nameofwebsite to your search. i.e.:

printer $80..$150 site:bestbuy.com

Range searching is also useful for specifying dates. Suppose you are looking for recent research on a topic, within the last two years. Your search would look something like this:

autism research 2006..2007

And if you want results only from government agencies, your search would be:

autism research 2006..2007 site:.gov

Of course you can get all the same results by drilling down within individual websites, but this Google syntax will get you there faster.


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