To get more specific search results, try using the following tips:
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Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly. If Sound-Alike Matching is turned on, the search engine will attempt to find words that sound similar to your search terms, but it's always best to try to spell the search terms correctly.
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Using multiple words will return more refined results than a single word. For
example, typing jethro tull cover will return more relevant results
than typing just tull. (Keep in mind that relevant results are
returned even if they don't contain all query terms.)
Example: jethro tull cover
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The more similar words you use in a search, the more relevant your results will be.
Example: prog neo-prog progressive symphonic
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Capitalize proper nouns, and remember that lower-case words will match any
case. For example, typing happy will return all documents
containing the words happy,
Happy, and
HAPPY.
Typing Happy, however, will instruct the search engine to look
only for the capitalized word.
Example: Happy
the Man
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Use quotation marks to find words which must appear adjacent to each other,
for example, "under the big tree". Otherwise, the search results
will include the word under,
big,
and the word tree, but not necessarily in that order. The words may
appear anywhere, and in any order, within the document.
Note: Quotes can only be used when the "Any word" radio button is selected. Quotes are ignored if the "All words" or "Exact phrase" radio buttons are selected.
Example: "under the big tree"
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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.
Note: Plus and minus can only be used when the "Any word" radio button is selected. Plus and minus are ignored if the "All words" or "Exact phrase" radio buttons are selected.
Example: -"metal"
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Wildcard searches can expand the number of matches for a particular request.
The * character is used as the wildcard character.
For instance, searching for wh* will find the words
what,
why, when,
whether, and any other word
that starts with wh.
Searching for *her* will find the words
here,
whether, together,
gathering, and any other
word that contains her anywhere in the word.
Wildcards may be combined with the standard plus (+) and minus (-) modifiers,
quotes for phrases, as well as the field search specifiers.
+wh* -se*ch will find all pages which have a word that starts with
wh and which does not contain a word that starts with se
and ends with ch.
"wh* are" will find the phrases
where are,
what are, why are, etc.
Example: Examples:
wh*
"wh* are"
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