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Top 10 Unknown Google Tricks
Below is a list of top ten Google tricks many people who use Google don ' t know .
Find weather and movies Type " weather " or " movies " followed by a zip code or city and state to display current weather conditions or movie theaters in your area . For example , typing weather 84101 gives you the current weather conditions for Salt Lake City , UT . Typing movies 84101 gives you a link for show times for movies in that area .
Definitions Pull up the definition of the word by typing define followed by the word you want to define . For example , typing : define bravura would display the definition of that word .
Local search Visit Google Local enter the area you want to search and the keyword of the place you want to find . For example , typing : restaurant at the above link would display local restaurants .
Phone number lookup Enter a full phone number with area code to display the name and address associated with that phone number .
Track airline flight and packages Enter the airline and flight number to display the status of an airline flight and it ' s arrival time . For example , type : delta 123 to display this flight information if available . Google can also give a direct link to package tracking information if you enter a UPS , FedEx or USPS tracking number .
Translate Translate text , a full web page , or search by using the Google Language Tools .
Pages linked to a website See what other web pages are linking to a website or blog by typing , link : followed by the URL . For example , typing link : http :// www . computerhope . com displays all pages linking to Computer Hope .
Find PDF results only Add fileType : to your search to display results that only match a certain file type . For example , if you wanted to display PDF results only type : " dell xps " fileType : pdf -- this is a great way to find online manuals .
Calculator Use the Google Search engine as a calculator by typing a math problem in the search . For example , typing : 100 + 200 would display results as 300 .
Stocks Quickly get to a stock quote price , chart , and related links by typing the stock symbol in Google . For example , typing : msft displays the stock information for Microsoft .