Google Updates Design for Advanced Search Page

Google seems to have updated the design of the advanced search form. Here are pictures of the new page design, as I see them right now:

Now if you click on that plus sign to open the "Date, usage rights, numeric range, and more" you see this:

The tip links open a small contextual help box over the page.

Here is a picture of an older version of the Google advanced search form:

I like the new interface, which seems to give users not only an easier method of searching in an advanced method but also some new features within the form (although not new completely because there were special command to do this). It seems like we now can use this form to:

Usage rights for "not filtered by license," "free to use or share," "free to use or share, even commercially," free to use share or modify ," and "free to use, share or modify, even commercially."
Search by region (country location)
Numeric ranges

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posted rustybrick in Google Search Engine at March 5, 2008 7:15 AM Comments (7)

Comments

Yet another good improvement from Google

Posted by No Name at March 5, 2008 12:00

Excellent! Now I can refine the search to my exact need.

Pratheep

Posted by Pratheep at March 5, 2008 12:17

I'm sorry to see that Google has hidden the usage rights option from the initial display. I'd like to see more promotion of Creative Commons and other open licenses.

Posted by Keri Morgret at March 5, 2008 14:41

It's great! it seems it's not the only improvement there...I've just new site search as well. For example, if search for the company Batteries Plus on Google, it will bring a Google search specifically for this website. Never saw anything like this before.

Posted by Frank at March 7, 2008 11:24

The new page sucks as it only shows 10 pages no matter what setting is used.

Posted by Graeme at March 11, 2008 06:04

This page has turned definitive? Or is to change?

Posted by raquel at March 11, 2008 14:35

I think the new simplified Google advanced search is a step backwards. I hate having to hit the "more" link for the rest of the options I want.

Also, it is frustrating to have to relearn where to look for the options I want. They used up more screen real estate to do less. Thumbs down Google!

Posted by Katy at March 12, 2008 08:01