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To search for phrases, use speech marks.

For example, searching for "chocolate cake" will give you better results than searching for chocolate cake.

Use the + sign to search for words which MUST appear in the results.

You must place the + sign directly in front of the important word
(e.g. +Africa).

Use the - sign to search for pages which do NOT include a certain word.

Again, you must place the - sign directly in front of the word you don't want to search for (e.g. -City).

Spelling is very important.

If you don't spell a word properly when you are searching, you will not get good searching results.

Use lots of search words.

If you use more words in a search, your results are likely to be better. For example, searching for cars will give you lots of results. However, searching for cars made by Ford from 1975 to 1980 will give you more accurate results.

Make sure you choose your search words carefully.

If you are doing a topic on Viking boats, don't just search for History, or Vikings. These search words will give you lots more results. Using 'Viking boats' as search words will give you more accurate results, and will speed up the searching process.