Queries
Options
Boolean
operators such as AND, OR, NOT, NEAR to narrow your search. When
typing more than one word the boolean operator" AND "
is automatically inserted.
Check boxes allow you to search for information in "Name of your option"
Proximity Search or Near Operator
You can search for terms that occur within a paragraph, provided the administrator has built the database(s) with paragraph option. When typing two words within double quotes, the "near" operator will be automatically inserted.
Exact phrase
You can search for an exact phrase (query containing more than one term) in a document by putting single quotes around the search query.
Exact phrase and boolean operation
Complex queries containing an exact phrase and a single search can be performed by entering the exact phase in the first text box and a single term in the second text box labelled "Optional". The first text box accepts both a single term and an exact phrase while the second box accepts only single terms.
Wild card
You can use wild card search to get results that start with particular characters by typing * at the end of the search query. For example, to get documents cotaining terms that begin with comp, enter comp* as the search term.
Clear button resets the search form to default setting