Omnibox Tips & Tricks
Within Google's Omnibox (search bar) there is a lot you can do. First, you can easily just start to type what you are looking for without needing to go to Google first. Some other features you use right from within the Omnibox are:
- QR CODE - create and download a QR code from any website by clicking the QR Code icon
- DEFINE - look up a word, it's definition, and any synonyms or antonyms as the top result
- Also, drag and drop highlighted words and phrases for a quick search or definition
- Do the same with images either on the image tab or right in the Omnibox
- TIMER - find a timer by searching from a time with the word timer after it and a timer will automatically start
- MATH - find the answer to a math problem by typing the equation in the Omnibox
- WEATHER - find the weather report for the next 7 days by searching weather and a zip code
- CONVERT - find the conversion to an measurement, distance, etc by typing convert and what is to be converted
- TRANSLATE - translate any word by typing translate and the word - you will get the translation in English
- MAP - get directions by typing map and location 1 and location 2 - you will get distance and directions
- SEND TO - click the computer to send websites to other devices logged into a browser with the same Google account
- READING LIST - instead of bookmarking send a website to the Reading List to review later
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Advanced Search Toolbars
ANY TIME - will filter your search results by any time, past hour, past 24 hours, past week, past month, past year, custom range
ALL RESULTS - will allow you to search all results or change to verbatim
SAFESEARCH - helps block explicit images, videos, and websites under Settings -Turn On SafeSearch
ALL RESULTS - will allow you to search all results or change to verbatim
SAFESEARCH - helps block explicit images, videos, and websites under Settings -Turn On SafeSearch
Size - filter results by large, medium, icon, larger than..., exactly
Color - filter results by any color, full color, black and white, transparent, color swatch
Type - filter results by clip art, line drawing, GIF
Time - filter results by past 24 hours, past week, past month, past year
Usage Rights - filter results by Creative Commons licenses or Commercial & other licenses
Color - filter results by any color, full color, black and white, transparent, color swatch
Type - filter results by clip art, line drawing, GIF
Time - filter results by past 24 hours, past week, past month, past year
Usage Rights - filter results by Creative Commons licenses or Commercial & other licenses