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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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