How
To Search: Type words into the entry box that you want to search for,
then click [Search].
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Any Word:
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Just type one or
more words to find any of the words. [ Find ANY ] is the usual default.
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All Words:
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Type more than
one word and select [ Find ALL ] to find all of the words.
Or you can
use Booleans (see below).
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Exact Phrase:
"..."
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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"
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Boolean Operators:
+ -
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Use + in front
of each word or a quoted phrase that you require.
Use - in front
of each word that you want to exclude.
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Boolean Expressions:
AND OR NOT ( )
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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.
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] .
Detailed
Search:
Once you
get to the "Search Results" page.... Use your browser's FIND or SEARCH
capability found in the toolbar at the top of your screen.
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