| How
To Search: Type words into the entry box that you want to
search for, then click [Search].
Any Word: Just type one
or more words to find any of the words. [ Find ANY ] is
the usual default.
All Words: Type more than one word and
select [ Find 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 [ Find EXACT phrase
]. Punctuation must be the same to be found between words,
for example "Smith, John"
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.... |
| Modern
Dance |
'Modern'
or 'Dance' or both |
| "Modern
Dance " |
the
phrase 'Modern
Dance' |
| +Media
+Music |
'Media'
and 'Music' |
| +Media
-Music |
'Media' but
not 'Music' |
| +Principal
-"BRIT School" |
'Principal'
but not 'BRIT School' |
| (Media
OR Music) AND NOT Principal |
'
Media' or 'Music', and without Principal |
Capitalisation doesn't matter. The ranked
results will come from a total match on the words and phrases
which you supply, so try to think of several specific terms
for your topic and spell them correctly. It may help to
include important plurals and derived words too, like [address
addresses contact contacting information] .
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