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Tips
Check
spelling
Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly. The search
engine will attempt to find words that sound similar your search
terms, but it is always best to try to spell the search terms
correctly.
Use
Multiple Words
Use multiple words when performing your search. The search results
will return more refined results from several words than from
a single word. Keep in mind, relevant results are returned even
if they don't contain all query terms.
Use
Similar Words
The more similar words you use in a search, the more relevant
results you will get back.
Use
Appropriate Capitalization
Capitalize proper nouns. Lowercase words will match any case.
For example, typing search will return all documents containing
the words search, Search, and SEARCH. However, typing Search will
only search for pages about Search service.
Use
Quotation Marks
Use quotation marks to find words which must appear adjacent to
each other, for example, "our pledge to you." Otherwise,
the search results will include the word our, pledge, to, and
the word you, but not necessarily in that order. The words may
appear anywhere, and in any order, within the document.
Use
Plus (+) or Minus (-)
Use a plus sign when your search term or phrase must appear in
the search results. Use a minus sign to indicate undesirable term(s).
The plus sign tells the search engine that a certain word or phrase
is required in the search results, and a minus sign indicates
that a word or phrase must be absent in the search results.
Note: A phrase must be contained within
quotation marks. Leave no spaces between the plus or minus sign
and the term.
Use
Field Searches
Field searches allow you to create specific searches for words
that appear in a specific part of a document. A field search can
be performed on body text (body:), title text (title:), alt text
(alt:), meta description (desc:), meta key words (keys:) or URL
(url:). The field name should be in lowercase and immediately
followed by a colon. There should be no spaces between the colon
and the search term.
Note: The field searches can only be
followed by a word or phrase. Phrases must be contained within
quotation marks.
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