How To Search:
When searching for Firstname, Lastname it is sometimes helpful to also use Lastname, Firstname because of the way index entries are normally made. (E.G., search for “John Doe” as well as “Doe, John”)
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:
|
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.