Search Help
Search Basics
1. Click in the search box and type one or two words that best describes what you want to find. For example, typing NFL Football will find pages about NFL Football.2. Click the "Search" button, or press your Return or Enter key to begin the search.
Advanced Search
General Notes:- Search words are case-insensitive.
- Quotes should be used when searching for a phrase.
- Parenthesis can and should be used to group logical sub-expressions.
Advanced Search Syntax |
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| Syntax | Description of Syntax Usage |
| - |
Put a minus sign (-) in front of words that you want to reject. For example, the query: will return results for Tyson chicken, but most likely NOT the boxer Mike Tyson. |
| " |
Use double quotation marks (") for words that must appear together. Multiple phrases may be searched for in the same query. For example, the query: will match documents containing both phrases somewhere within the document. |
| Logical expressions |
Logical expressions are also allowed. Example: Symbol '|' means or Symbol '-' means does not contain Will return results for all pages containing the phrase "Sixth Sense" or "Die Hard" Will return results for all pages containing the phrase "Sixth Sense" but NOT "Die Hard" Note: using the '|' may return strange results if not grouped properly. For example; will not return the results you may think. The above query will return results for movies "Sixth Sense" OR "Die Hard" OR "Unbreakable" Using the '|' will make all other keywords that follow become OR. See grouping below for more information |
| Filter by keywords found in TITLE |
You can restrict your search query to only match documents where the keywords are found in the TITLE. Example: the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the TITLE. the above will match all documents where the keywords apple and pie is found in the TITLE. the above will match all documents where the keyword phrase "apple pie" is found in the TITLE. |
| Filter by keywords found in META Description |
You can restrict your search query to only match documents where the keywords are found in the META Description. Example: the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the META Description. the above will match all documents where the keywords apple and pie is found in the META Description. the above will match all documents where the keyword phrase "apple pie" is found in the META Description. |
| Filter by keywords found in body of the document |
You can restrict your search query to only match documents where the keywords are found in the body of the document. Example: the above will match all documents where the keyword apple is found in the body of the document. the above will match all documents where the keywords apple and pie is found in the body of the document. the above will match all documents where the keyword phrase "apple pie" is found in the body of the document. |
| Grouping | You can mix and match all filters and operators as explained above to further restrict your search results. Examples; apple pie -cherry desert (pie | cherry) crust desert (pie | cherry) -crust chips (corn | potato | tortilla) "auto repair" (carburetor | fuel) |
1) Experiment with your search query. Try different approaches. This will help you get exactly the kinds of sites you want.
2) Be as descriptive as possible in your query -- the more words used the more exact your search results will be.
3) Check your spelling -- even a small error will affect your search results.
To find pages most relevant to what you are looking for, construct your query as precisely as possible. You might not find exactly what you want if your search is too general.