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How
To Search:
Type words into the entry box that you want to search for, then
click [Search].
| Any
Word: |
Just
type one or more words to find any of the words. [ Find ANY ]
is the usual default. |
| All
Words: |
Type
more than one word and select [ Find ALL ] to find all of the
words.
Or you can use Booleans (see below). |
| Exact
Phrase:
"..." |
You
can search for exact phrases by surrounding them in double quotes.
Or you can just type the words and select [ Find EXACT phrase
]. Punctuation must be the same to be found between words, for
example "Smith, John" |
| Boolean
Operators:
+ - |
Use
+ in front of each word or a quoted phrase that you require.
Use - in front of each word that you want to exclude. |
Boolean
Expressions:
AND OR NOT ( ) |
Use
AND, OR, NOT, (, and ) to form a Boolean expression. AND requires,
OR allows, NOT excludes.
Use double quotes to protect the words "and", "or",
or "not" in a phrase. |
Search
Examples:
| Query |
Gets the documents
with |
| stock market |
'stock' or 'market'
or both |
| "stock market" |
the phrase 'stock
market' |
| +stock +market |
'stock' and 'market' |
| +stock -market |
'stock' but not
'market' |
| +president -"United
States" |
'president' but
not 'United States' |
| (stock OR market)
AND NOT president |
'stock' or 'market',
and without 'president' |
Capitalization
doesn't matter. The ranked results will come from a total match
on the words and phrases which you supply, so try to think of
several specific terms for your topic and spell them correctly.
It may help to include important plurals and derived words too,
like [address addresses contact contacting information].
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