How to Use the OR Operator in Google for Best Results

Google’s Advanced Search feature lets you use the OR operator to contain search results on either of the two search keywords. In other words, you can get results for either of the keywords you enter using this operator.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet connection
• Computer

1. Go to the Google search homepage.
2. Enter the two keyword-alternatives. For example, if you want information on either tennis or soccer, your search keywords would read "tennis OR soccer."
3. Click on the Google search button or hit return. Google will return a listing of all results.

Tips & Warnings

• Ensure that there is a single space only before and after the OR operator