Using Search Engines Information Skills Tutorial Unit 1: Web Basics Home | Next Unit | Self-Test | Help  Introduction   Start Here   Unit 1 Contents  Return Topic: Using the minus sign Overview Lesson Overview You can make the search engine ignore certain web sites by using the minus sign in a search. dogs -pekingese -chihuahuas this will find all dogs sites except those that are on pekingese or chihuahuas "Brady Bill" -Texas this will find all Brady Bill sites but not those containing the word Texas. Top Lesson Supposing you wanted sites dealing with deaths by shooting, but you did not want to include suicide. You could construct a search like this: +death* +shooting -suicide WARNING: When you use the minus sign before a word you may unintentionally omit some really good sites – which happen to contain the word "suicide" as well as the words you really want. Therefore only use this symbol with reservation. See the lesson on using the Boolean "not" operator in Advanced Searching. Unit 1: 11 of 15 Top Return Last Updated: 04/18/2000 Email: KYVL Help Desk Restricted Access KYVL Help Desk: 1-877-740-4357