Search tips
By default the search engine tries to locate pages which have exact matches for all of the words entered in your search query. If that fails, it then tries to locate pages which contain any words in your search query. If that happens a short message is displayed at the top of the search results indicating this has been done.
In addition, there are several ways to modify the default search behaviour.
Phrase search
The search engine supports three types of phrase search.
- · · To match an exact phrase, use quotes around the phrase. For example:
"search engine"
- · · To match a near phrase, use square brackets around the words. For example:
[search engine]
- · · To match a far phrase, use brackets. For example: {search engine}
+ and - qualifiers
If a word is required on the page, put a + symbol before it. Similarly if it should never appear on the page, put a - symbol before it. For example: +always -never.
* wildcard
If a query word ends with a * then all words on a page which start the same way as that query word will match. Example: gift*
? wildcard
If a query word contains a ? then any character will match that position. Example: b?g
boolean search
You can use the following boolean operators in your search: AND, OR, NOT. These operators MUST be in capital letters. Example: (contact AND us) OR (about AND us)
All of these techniques can be combined.
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