- Multiple consecutive words are treated
as a phrase; they must appear in the same order within a matching
document.
- Searches are case-insensitive, so you
can type your search in uppercase or lowercase.
- Words like a, an, and,
as, the, etc. are ignored during a search.
- Punctuation marks such as the period
(.), colon (:), semicolon (;), and comma (,) are ignored during a
search.
- To use specially treated characters
such as &, |, ^, #, @, $, (, ), in a search, enclose your search
in quotation marks (“).
- To search for a word or phrase
containing quotation marks, enclose the entire phrase in quotation
marks and then double the quotation marks around the word or words you
want to surround with quotes. For example, “World-Wide Web or ““Web”””
searches for World-Wide Web or “Web”.
- You can use Boolean
Operators (AND, OR, and NOT)
and the Proximity Operator (NEAR)
to specify additional search information.
- The Wildcard
Character (*) can match words with a given prefix. The query esc*
matches the terms “ESC,” “escape,” and so on.
Boolean and proximity operators can
create a more precise query.
| To
Search For |
Example |
Results |
| Both
terms in the same page |
access
and basic
—Or—
access & basic |
Pages
with both the words “access” and “basic” |
| Either
term in a page |
cgi
or isapi
—Or—
cgi | isapi |
Pages
with the words “cgi” or “isapi” |
| The first
term without the second term |
access
and not basic
—Or—
access & ! basic |
Pages
with the word “access” but not “basic” |
| Both
terms in the same page, close together |
excel
near project
—Or—
excel ~ project |
Pages
with the word “excel” near the word “project” |
Wildcard operators help you find pages
containing words similar to a given word.
| To
Search For |
Example |
Results |
| Words
with the same prefix |
comput* |
Pages
with words that have the prefix “comput,” such as “computer,”
“computing,” and so on |
| Words
based on the same stem word |
fly** |
Pages
with words based on the same stem as “fly,” such as “flying,”
“flown,” “flew,” and so on |
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