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How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory Page 1 of5 Internet Tutorials How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory • Fields & File Types • Search Results • Search Logic • Specialty Searches • Search Options Fields & File Types •...-.•....•-.•.•..•..•••.....•.-.....•.-••....-.-...-.._.•-.._._--_._-_ ...._........_.__ .__.".-._._..--"._ ..".__.""._..._."-"."_.,,_.,, .._-,,_._ .•.._._,,...,,-_..._.._."-""--_ •.__.._.""" •..•.•_...••..,,.,, .._.... ..,-..~.~."....~,..."" .. - If you want to search for ... Choose ... _......-.._..•...•..... __ ....__ ..._----_._-_. __ ...._..._ ..._._ ....._.- ..._ .._....._..._._ ..._....._-.._.__._...- ...__ .__.._ ..... _----_ ...._. -----_ ..._.._..._.._ ..._.._.._._ ......... __ ..__ •..•....• _........... _........... __ ..•.__ ..._--_ ...._.._-_ ....._...._...-..._ ...._._--_ .._-...._._- Audio/Music AIITheWeb I AltaVista I Dogpile I Fazzle I FindSounds.com I Lycos Music! 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Images AIITheWeb I AltaVista I The Amazing Picture Machine I Ask.com Images I Ditto I Dogpile I ~ Fazzle I Google Image Search IlceRocket I Ixguick I Mamma I Picsearch I Pixsy I Retrivr I Tiltomo http://www.intemettutorials.net/choose.html 2/7/2007 How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory Page 20[:5 Language AIITheWeb Advanced Web Search I AOL Advanced Search I Ask.com Advanced Search I Exalead Advanced Search I Google Language Tools I HotBot Advanced Search I iBoogie Advanced Web Search I Lycos Advanced Search I MSN Search Search Builder I Yahoo Advanced Web Search . .............. ~.... ..................................................... - ................................................. -.-.~~..... ...................... _..._................. _.............. _-_._ .............. - ........... __ .......... __ ....- ................................................•..................... .................... _........... 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Choose ... -- Alternative search terms SurfWax --- A user fill-in search form Many search engines offer this, including: AlltheWeb Advanced Web Search I AltaVista Advanced Web Search I AOL Search Advanced Search I Ask.com Advanced Search I Google Advanced Search IlceRocket Advanced Search I MSN Search Builder I Yahoo Advanced Web http://www.intemettutorials.netlchoose.html 2/7/2007 How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory Page 3 of 5 Search ----. Search for documents similar to those in existing Google results ••••••••••• •• •• •• • •••••• H ••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• H ••••••••• ~ ••••••• .......••....•.•. ................................. ...... ........................................................................ ••••••••••••••••••• ••• • •••• H· •••••• . .. ········..·.·H._ ............................... Truncation Exalead I Ixquick f--. 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