Quick Search Tips
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Use an asterik (*) for documents containing a portion of a keyword.
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For example: infor* (This will find 'information' and 'inform' and 'informed', etc.)
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Enclose your phrase in quotes.
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For example: "Information Management".
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For documents containing two or more keywords separate the words with a space.
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For example: vision information
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For documents containing at least one keyword listed seperate the words with OR.
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For example: vision OR information.
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Use NOT to exclude documents containing a word.
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For example: infor* NOT paper.
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Combine the techniques above for even more advanced searching.
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For example: "infor* management" mission NOT schedule (This will look for a document containing the phrase information management and a keyword of mission but will not display a document containing the word schedule).
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Extensive Search Instructions
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What Is a Search?
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You conduct a search by issuing a query, which is simply a way of asking a question that will find the information you are looking for. Searching is usually an iterative process. You submit a query and if the results list does not contain the information you are looking for, you refine the query until you locate a page that contains the answer.
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Simple Search
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Simple searches are queries that consist of a single word or phrase.
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Examples of Simple Searches
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Finds Pages That Contain |
| meet |
The string meet and stemmed variations, such as meets and meeting |
| "meet" |
The word meet |
| "S&L" |
The strings S&L, S & L, and S L (always enclose words like S&L in double quotation marks) |
| NOW |
The string NOW in upper case |
| repetitive stress injury |
The phrase repetitive stress injury |
| zoo* |
Words beginning with the string zoo |
| fl??ss |
Words beginning with fl and ending with ss with any two characters in between |
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Using Wildcards
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You can use wildcard characters if you are not sure of the spelling of your search term to expand your search:
- Asterisks (*) substitute for a string of characters of any length
- Question marks (?) substitute for a particular character
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Combining Search Terms
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You can combine search terms using operators and modifiers to refine your searches.
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Examples of Combining Search Terms
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Finds Pages That Contain |
| crab OR lobster OR shrimp |
Any of the words crab, lobster, or shrimp |
| bank AND loan AND business |
All of the words bank, loan, and business |
| bank, loan, business |
Any of the words bank, loan, and business. The more instances of these words in a page, the higher it appears in the results list. |
| bank NOT river |
The word bank but not the word river |
| HTML <near> publishing |
The word HTML close to the word publishing |
| HTML <sentence> publishing |
The word HTML in the same sentence as the word publishing |
| HTML <paragraph> publishing |
The word HTML in the same paragraph as the word publishing |
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