| Capitalization: | By default your searches are case insensitive. However, if you do need to distinguish between them, simply put a set of double quotes (") around your search word, such as "aids" versus "AIDS". Try it: |
| Phrases: | Put a set of double quotes (") around a phrase to make your search more specific, such as "Los Angeles" or "University of California". Try it: |
| Exclusion: | Put a minus sign "-" in front of a search term to exclude it, such as "jaguar -racing". Try it: |
| Site Search: | You can limit your search to only one site by adding a "site:" followed by the site's domain name, such as "molecular biology site:ucla.edu" to search the ucla.edu domain for pages about molecular biology. Try it: |
| Topical Search: | You can limit your search to one category by adding a "cat:" followed by the category's name, such as "jaguar cat:computers" to search the web for pages about Jaguar software. Currently all the names at the categories in the personalization pages are recognized and the broad categories on top of the search box: travel, health and business. Try it: |