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Google Secret: filetype:pdf

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Next time you’re surfing Google, try this:

Search for your keyword or keyphrase and then add “filetype:pdf“.

Example: “writing articles filetype:pdf”

Essentially, it shows you all results that are in a PDF file type. Reason why this rocks: Many awesome whitepapers are in PDF form only and viewing a PDF file in HTML extrapolation doesn’t always look right.

Examples:

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on April 5, 2008 at 1:55 pm

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Lance Winslow writes:

Wow, thank you for the search engine trick, I had not known that, it will indeed come in handy for my research. One thing, I have done is to go to a website and use the Google search feature on my Google Tool Bar to search the site. Then, I type in .pdf and it brings up all the .pdf files, this way I can search out the research papers on the site, and skip the sales talk. It helps a lot.

Another thing, I have done is list the Google Scholar on my Google Tool bar, so I can go there and type in a key word and pull up research reports, and amazingly enough, I generally find the skinny or real deal on just about any subject or topic.

Comment provided April 5, 2008 at 6:41 pm

Christina Sponias writes:

Hi Chris!

Thank you for the tip!

Hi Lance!

You are lucky because you have time to read a lot, besides writing a lot!

Comment provided April 6, 2008 at 3:40 pm

Lance Winslow writes:

Christina,

Indeed, my early retirement (ha, ha, wink, wink) has served me well in freeing up my time to enjoy the finer things in life.

Sincerely,

Lance