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How To Search: Type a search with the words that you are looking for in the entry box, then click [Search].
- Any Word:
- Just type one or more words to find any of the words. [ Search ANY ] is the default.
- All Words:
- Type more than one word and select [ Search 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 [ Search EXACT ].
- 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:
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| 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' |
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