The Google search engine is a powerful tool for a variety of tasks and problems. It can provide you with answers directly from the search tool without needing to go to a different website.
Search for the below keywords to get direct answers, instead of links:
Tip Calculator - Ask how to divide a bill and Google provides you a way. Also lets you calculate the tip amount.
Special Days - Looking for when Thanksgiving is this year? Search for special days to get to know and also opt for reminders on Google Now.
Chemical Compounds - If you search for chemical compounds, you get an option to view their structure in 3D.
Updates on Celebrities - Get regular updates on what celebrities are up-to, by subscribing for alerts on Google Now. One useful instance is when you want to get to know about latest albums from your favorite music artist.
Movie Release - Eager to know when the new Star Wars movie is going to be out? Or when was it’s last episode? Search <movie> release for the movie release date.Also, search for movie(s) to get a listing of movies screening in your city.
TV Show Schedule & Reminders - shows the list of recent episodes with air-dates and provides an option to set reminders for new episodes on Google Now.
Books by an Author - shows the list of popular books by an author.Similarly,
Albums by an Artist - shows the list of popular albums by an artist.
Restaurants - shows the list of restaurants near by.
Songs by an Artist - Shows a complete list of popular songs by an artist.
Flight schedule - <airline> <flight> lists the flight schedule.
Discover Competitors - Discover alternative products or find what to compare-to using Google auto-complete.
Time - shows the current local time. Similarly, time <city> for the time in a specific city.
Weather - shows the weather forecast for your city. Similarly, weather <city>
Sunrise / Sunset - shows the sunrise / sunset forecast for your city. Similarly, sunrise <city>
Founder / Author / … - <company> founder shows the founder of the company. Similarly <company> ceo lists the CEO of a company and <book> author shows the author of a book.
Capital - <country> capital lists the capital of the country.
Dictionary - define <word> provides the word definition.
Calculator - Entering a math expression provides you with the result.
Graph - graph for <math function> shows the function plot
Solve Geometry Problems - solve circle/triangle/rectangle/…
Currency Converter - <Currency 1> in <Currency 2> gives you the conversion.
Unit Converter - <Unit 1> in <Unit 2> gives you the conversion.
Stock - <Stock symbol> gives you the current stock value.
Personal Results from Google+
Join Search, plus Your World and get details of Friends and Pages in your circles.
Google Site Search
Search for results from a specific site, using site:<site>
Gmail and Google Drive Results
Join the Gmail Search Field Trial and get results from your emails when searching for related topics.
- Emails
- Calendar
- Files - Search for my files to get results from Google Drive
- Photos - Search for my photos to get results from Google+ Photos
- Flight Information - Search my flights or itinerary to get results from Gmail about your travel itinerary.
Google – (minus) operator
Hide results from a particular site or hide results containing a particular term using the – operator. Example: “searchquery -facebook” excludes all search results containing the term “facebook”.