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How To Search: Type words into the entry box that you
want to search for, then click the Search button.
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Any Word:
Just type one or more words to find any of the words. [
Find ANY ] is the usual default.
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All Words:
Type more than one word and select [ Find ALL ] to find
all of the words.
Or you can use Booleans (see below).
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Exact Phrase: "..."
You can search for exact phrases by surrounding them in
double quotes. Or you can just type the words and select [
Find EXACT phrase ]. Punctuation must be the same to be
found between words, for example "Smith, John"
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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.
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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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Gets the documents with
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handheld device
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'handheld' or
'device' or both |
"handheld
device" |
the phrase
'handheld device' |
+handheld +device |
'handheld' and
'device' |
+handheld -device |
'handheld' but not
'device' |
+wireless -"LAN" |
'wireless' but not
'LAN' |
(wireless OR LAN) AND NOT
handheld |
'wireless' or
'LAN', and without 'handheld ' |
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