Find slides and presentations
Conference talks and course slides are often PDF or PowerPoint files. Target those file types to pull presentations straight up without the surrounding blog posts.
The dork pattern
{topic} (filetype:pdf OR filetype:ppt) (slides OR presentation)
Curly braces like {this} are blanks you fill in below.
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Fill in the blanks, then run the search or open it in the Hound Dog builder.
climate change (filetype:pdf OR filetype:ppt) (slides OR presentation)
Variations
{topic} filetype:ppt
intitle:presentation {topic} filetype:pdf
Operators used
filetype:filetype:pdfTargets PDF and PowerPoint files, the formats slides are shared in.
Return only files of a given type — pdf, doc, xls, ppt, txt, sql, log, and more. Ideal for finding documents.
ORterm1 OR term2Matches either file type so you catch both formats.
Match either term. OR must be uppercase. Combine to broaden a search across synonyms.
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Find free PDF reports and white papers
Industry reports and white papers are usually published as PDFs. Targeting that file type skips blog posts and landing pages and takes you straight to the source document.
Find open course materials and textbooks
Universities publish free syllabi, lecture notes, and open textbooks you can self-study from. Search .edu domains for these teaching materials directly.
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