Select Search Type

> Everyday Essentials

> Reference Tools

> Choosing Keywords

> Local Search

> Health Search

> Trip Planning

> Query Refinements

> Search by Number

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Welcome to "What Can Google Do?(WCGD)"

Google is not just a search engine. It has many other uses but some times it's hard to remember what the proper syntax is to get the results you want

WCGD will give you a hand by doing the remembering for you. All you have to do is select the search type you want and type in the the search term. Pay attention to the hint that apprears at the bottom. It will guide you on what to type the search in the proper format. That's it. It's easy and easy to remember. Try any of the forms they work.

This is only the begining. We'll be adding new items in the future.

Here's for what you can search in google

1. Everyday Essentials
   • Weather - find the weather for any part of the world
   • Stock Quotes - get a stock quote for any stock or mutual fund
   • Time - what's the local time for any part of the world
   • Sports - type in your favorite team
2. Reference Tools
   • Calculator - use Google as a calculator
   • Book Search - search for a book
   • Earthquakes - search for earthquake information around the world
   • Unit Conversion - convert from one number to another
   • Public Data - search for public data
   • People Profiles - type in a person's nam and identifing information to find more
3. Choosing Keywords
   • Define - define a word
   • Spell Checker - check a word the spelling
4. Local Search
   • Local Search - search for business and organizations around you
   • Movies - what's playing at the local theater
5. Health Search
   • Health Conditions - search for what's making you sick
   • Poison Control - find you local poison control information line
   • Flu - flu information from around the world
6. Trip Planning
   • Airline Travel Info - flight and airport information
   • Currency Conversion - exchange one currency in another
   • Map - search for an address and maps. Such as "map Los angeles"
7. Query Refinements
   • Plus (+) Operator - use the + to keep essential words in your search term
   • Related - search for sites that are related. Such as "related:www.cnn.com"
   • Fill in the Blank - complete common phrase with the wildcard search term "*"
8. Search by Number
   • Package Tracking - input the tracking number for any of the major delivery services
   • Patent - input the paten number and get a copy of the submited information
   • Area Code - find the location for any area code

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