Tips Tuesday: Use the Verbatim Option in Google

You may have noticed that Google has changed its search results so that they now include words related to those in your search string. While this can be helpful, sometimes it means that the search results are not what you really wanted. 

One way of forcing Google to return only the words you are searching for is to put quotation marks around the words or phrases you want. Another way is to use Google’s verbatim option.

To use the verbatim option, go to the Tools option on the Google search page. Click on All Results and then select Verbatim.

— Susannah Tredwell