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To get more specific search results, try using the following tips:
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Check spelling
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Use multiple words
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Example:
our free product
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Use similar words
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Example:
safe secure privacy security
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Use appropriate
capitalization
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Example:
Search Template Reference
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Use quotation marks
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Example:
"our
pledge to you"
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Use plus (+) or minus (-)
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Example:
+"template
language"
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Use field searches
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Examples:
title:about
desc:"Our Team"
keys:login
body:security
alt:"join now"
url:help
target:Atomz
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Use wildcards
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Examples:
wh*
"wh* are"
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Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly. If Sound-Alike Matching is
turned on, the search engine will attempt to find words that sound similar to
your search terms, but it's always best to try to spell the search terms
correctly.
Using multiple words will return more refined results than a single word. For
example, typing
our free product
will return more relevant results
than typing just
product
(keep in mind that relevant results are returned even if they don't contain all
query terms) .
Example:
our free product
The more similar words you use in a search, the more relevant your results
will be.
Example:
safe secure privacy security
Capitalize proper nouns, and remember that lower-case words will match any
case. For example, typing
search
will return all documents
containing the words
search,
Search,
and
SEARCH.
Typing
Search, however, will instruct the search engine to look
only for the capitalized word.
Example:
Search Template Reference
Use quotation marks to find words which must appear adjacent to each other,
for example,
"our pledge to you."
Otherwise, the search results
will include the word
our,
pledge,
to,
and the word
you, but not necessarily in that order. The words may
appear anywhere, and in any order, within the document.
Note: if you are using the Advanced Search Form with radio buttons for "any,"
"all," and "phrase," then quotes can only be used when the "any" radio button is
selected. Quotes are ignored if the "all" or "phrase" radio buttons are
selected.
Example:
"our pledge to you"
Use a plus sign when your search term or phrase must appear in the search
results. Use a minus sign to indicate undesirable term(s). The plus sign tells
the search engine that a certain word or phrase is required in the search
results, and a minus sign indicates that a word or phrase must be absent in the
search results.
Note: A phrase must be contained within quotation marks. Leave no spaces
between the plus or minus sign and the term.
Note: if you are using the Advanced Search Form with radio buttons for "any,"
"all," and "phrase," then plus and minus can only be used when the "any" radio
button is selected. Plus and minus are ignored if the "all" or "phrase" radio
buttons are selected.
Example:
+"template language"
Field searches allow you to create specific searches for words that appear in
a specific part of a document. A field search can be performed on body text
(body:), title text (title:), alt text (alt:), meta description (desc:), meta
key words (keys:), URL (url:) or meta target key words (target:). The field name
should be in lower-case and immediately followed by a colon. There should be no
spaces between the colon and the search term.
Note: The field searches can only be followed by a word or phrase. Phrases
must be contained within quotation marks.
Note: if you are using the Advanced Search Form with a list box for the field
name, then field names can only be entered before a word or phrase when the
"any" option is selected. Specific field names are ignored if any other Advanced
Search Form field is selected in the list box.
Examples:
title:about
desc:"Our Team"
keys:login
body:security
alt:"join now"
url:help
target:Atomz
Wildcard searches can expand the number of matches for a particular request.
The *
character is used as the wildcard character.
For instance, searching for
wh*
will find the words
what,
why,
when,
whether, and any other word
that starts with
wh.
Searching for
*her*
will find the words
here,
whether,
together,
gathering, and any other
word that contains
her
anywhere in the word.
Wildcards may be combined with the standard plus (+) and minus (-) modifiers,
quotes for phrases, as well as the field search specifiers.
+wh* -se*ch
will find all pages which have a word that starts with
wh
and which does not contain a word that starts with
se
and ends with
ch.
"wh* are"
will find the phrases
where are,
what are,
why are, etc.
Examples:
wh*
"wh* are"
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