Help with Search Terms
The following table explains what you can enter into the search fields to find what you're looking for.
Search Terms
Explanation...
+text
This is useful in queries that consist of multiple words or phrases. You
can put a plus sign ("+") in front of the word(s) that must be included
in your results.
Example(s):
+java +development +tools
will ensure that the words "java," "development" and "tools" all appears
in every result of the results list.
-text
This is useful in queries that consist of multiple words or phrases. You
can put a minus sign ("-") in front of the word(s) that must not be
included in your results.
Example(s):
+java -development
will ensure that the word "java" appears, but "development" does not, in every
result of the results list.
title:
Finds pages that contain the specified words in the page title.
Example(s):
title:windows title:2000
will find pages with "window" and "2000" in the page title.
title: -title:
Finds pages that have one word, but not another, somewhere in the page title.
Example(s):
title:windows -title:2000
will find pages with "windows" but not "2000" in the page title.
"phrase search"
Finds pages that contain the specified phrase somewhere in the page content.
Example(s):
"windows 2000"
will find pages with the phase "Windows 2000" in the page content.
Case
Note: There is no difference between upper, lower, and mixed case search terms.
Example(s):
Google
google
GOOGLE
will all find pages with "google" in the page content; case is ignored.
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