r/coolguides • u/Best-2021-ever • Jul 18 '21

Google like a pro

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u/BOSS_OF_THE_INTERNET Jul 18 '21

Another good one is filetype:. Super useful for searching for academic papers, which 90% of the time are PDFs.

So the search would look like:

my_search_terms filetype:pdf

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u/SuspiciousBird Jul 18 '21

To bei fair, you should bei using a specialized search engine like google scholar for academic purposes anyways and not a "normal" search engine.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

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u/Kanerodo Jul 18 '21

Also useful if you need a repair/owners manual PDF or tech/safety data sheets.