How
to use the search function.
To use this search page, type key word(s) in the box above.
To refine your search refer to the directions listed below.
- Look
for a phrase.
Example - type sports events to find the exact
phrase sports events. Since the search is not case-sensitive,
this is equivalent to Sports Events.
- Look
for two or more words at once by using the AND operator.
Example - type sports AND events to find documents
that have both the word sports and the word events anywhere.
- Look
for words that are close to each other by
using the NEAR operator instead of the AND operator.
When you use NEAR, the closer together the words are,
the higher the rank of the page, so the higher it appears
in the list of search results. Example - type sports
NEAR events to match documents where the word sports is
within 50 words of the word events.
- Look
for synonyms or similar words by
using the OR operator. Note that if you don't use the
OR operator and search using multiple words, the words
are treated as a phrase. Example - type dogs
OR puppies to find the word dogs or
the word puppies, but not necessarily both.
- Limit
your search by using the AND NOT operator
to exclude words.
Example - type surfing AND NOT the Internet to
find all instances of surfing, as long as surfing is
not followed by the phrase the Internet.
- Use
double quotes if you want to use AND, OR, NOT, or NEAR
literally. Example
- type "houses near parks" to find documents
with the phrase houses near parks. Without the
double quotes, this query would use the NEAR operator
instead of the phrase.
- Use
a single asterisk (*) to look for words that begin
with the same letters. Example
- type key* to find key, keying, keyhole, keyboard,
and so on.
- Use
a double asterisk (**) to look for all forms of a word.
Example - type fly** to match fly, flew, flown,
and flying.
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