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Title: Using Google search engine to get an exact phrase or sentence
Post by: Spud on June 17, 2023, 08:58:14 AM

When I first started using the internet, I used to be able to search for an exact phrase or sentence, but now I can no longer do this; instead, it gives results relating to what it thinks I want to know about.
Is there any way I can search for an exact phrase or sentence?

Title: Re: Using Google search engine
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 17, 2023, 09:08:54 AM

Quote from: Spud on June 17, 2023, 08:58:14 AM

When I first started using the internet, I used to be able to search for an exact phrase or sentence, but now I can no longer do this; instead, it gives results relating to what it thinks I want to know about.
Is there any way I can search for an exact phrase or sentence?

On the menu options on bottom of the Google screen go to settings, click on advanced search, and you get the option

Title: Re: Using Google search engine
Post by: Spud on June 17, 2023, 09:23:54 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on June 17, 2023, 09:08:54 AM

On the menu options on bottom of the Google screen go to settings, click on advanced search, and you get the option

Thanks very much, will give that a try.

Title: Re: Using Google search engine
Post by: Spud on July 06, 2023, 09:43:08 AM

I didn't manage to get an exact phrase search using settings, but, ironically, when I googled, lots of people had the same question. Someone posted that the way to do it is to put the phrase in quotation marks. I've tried this once with an entire sentence and Google gave me at least one other context for the sentence.

Title: Re: Using Google search engine
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 06, 2023, 09:51:59 AM

Quote from: Spud on July 06, 2023, 09:43:08 AM

I didn't manage to get an exact phrase search using settings, but, ironically, when I googled, lots of people had the same question. Someone posted that the way to do it is to put the phrase in quotation marks. I've tried this once with an entire sentence and Google gave me at least one other context for the sentence.

Quotation marks worked originally I think but they haven't done in at least 10 years.

You are looking for the Advanced Search Option in the menu, once you find it click on it and you should get a screen like the one below where you will see the option of exact phrase match.

Title: Re: Using Google search engine
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 06, 2023, 09:53:45 AM

Quote from: Spud on July 06, 2023, 09:43:08 AM

I didn't manage to get an exact phrase search using settings, but, ironically, when I googled, lots of people had the same question. Someone posted that the way to do it is to put the phrase in quotation marks. I've tried this once with an entire sentence and Google gave me at least one other context for the sentence.

Here's a link to the Advanced Search option


https://www.google.com/advanced_search

Title: Re: Using Google search engine to get an exact phrase or sentence
Post by: Spud on July 06, 2023, 01:44:02 PM

Thanks - I see I need to go to google.com to get the advanced search option.

Title: Re: Using Google search engine to get an exact phrase or sentence
Post by: Nearly Sane on July 06, 2023, 01:49:37 PM

Quote from: Spud on July 06, 2023, 01:44:02 PM

Thanks - I see I need to go to google.com to get the advanced search option.

Nope, that just happened to be the link I used. Here it is on uk


https://www.google.co.uk/advanced_search?hl=en-GB&fg=1