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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.
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] .
Need
more help? Please feel free to contact
us.
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