Using Google: Tip 48

Google Web Search Features

In Google Web Search, we outlined how Google provides access to over 8 billion web pages. A range of specific features are available - some of these items are also covered in more depth in related articles. Here's how Google describe their Web Search Features:

• Book Search - Use Google to search the full text of books.
• Cached Links - View a snapshot of each page as it looked when we indexed it.
• Calculator - Use Google to evaluate mathematical expressions.
• Currency Conversion - Easily perform any currency conversion.
• Definitions - Use Google to get glossary definitions gathered from various online sources.
• File Types - Search for non-HTML file formats including PDF documents and others.
• Groups - See relevant postings from Google Groups in your regular web search results.
• I'm Feeling Lucky - Bypass our results and go to the first web page returned for your query.
• Images - See relevant images in your regular web search results.
• Local Search - Search for local businesses and services in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada.
• Movies - Use Google to find reviews and show times for movies playing near you.
• Music Search - Use Google to get quick access to a wide range of music information.
• News Headlines - Enhances your search results with the latest related news stories.
• PhoneBook - Look up U.S. street address and phone number information.
• Product Search - To find a product for sale online, use Google Product Search.
• Q&A - Use Google to get quick answers to straightforward questions.
• Refine Your Search - New! - Add instant info and topic-specific links to your search in order to focus and improve your results.
• Results Prefetching - Makes searching in Firefox faster.
• Search By Number - Use Google to access package tracking information, US patents, and a variety of online databases.
• Similar Pages - Display pages that are related to a particular result.
• Site Search - Restrict your search to a specific site.
• Spell Checker - Offers alternative spelling for queries.
• Stock and Fund Quotes - Use Google to get up-to-date stock and mutual fund quotes and information.
• Street Maps - Use Google to find U.S. street maps.
• Travel Information - Check the status of an airline flight in the U.S. or view airport delays and weather conditions.
• Weather - Check the current weather conditions and forecast for any location in the U.S.
• Web Page Translation - Provides you access to web pages in other languages.
• Who Links To You? - Find pages that point to a specific URL.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html