3.6.2 Advanced Search Query

Google and Yahoo support advanced search query. Although you can enter a complex search query by hand, it is much easier to do it by clicking the ``Advanced Search'' link.

Getting back to our example, we want to rule out webpages about social gathering clubs. After some analysis, I found that most pages for social gathering have the words clubhouse, area, acre, cart and course.

In the advanced options, we can specify that we do not want the returned webpages to contain the words `clubhouse', `area', `acre', `acres', `cart', `course', `carts' and `courses'. The refined search is better.

To enhance our search, we can add `shaft' to the search words. This really helps to narrow down the choices.

There are many options in the Advanced Search screen of Google. You can experiment with different options and see how you can fine tune your search.