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Search Tips
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Check spelling
Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly. The search engine will attempt to
find words that sound similar to your search terms, but it is always best to try to
spell the search terms correctly.
Example:
saerch temlpate
This will return any documents that have either a word that sounds similar to "saerch"
or "temlpate".
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Use multiple words
Use multiple words when performing your search. The search results will return more
refined results from several words than from a single word. For example, typing our
free service will return more relevant results than typing only service. (Keep in
mind, relevant results are returned even if they don't contain all query terms.)
Example:
our free service
This will return any documents that have either the word "our" or
"free" or "service".
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Use similar words
The more similar words you use in a search, the more relevant results you will get
back.
Example:
safe secure privacy security
This will return any documents that contain any of these words.
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Use appropriate capitalization
Capitalize proper nouns. Lowercase words will match any case. For example, typing
"search" will return all documents containing the words "search",
"Search", and "SEARCH". However, typing "Search" will
only search for pages that contain "Search".
Example:
Search Template
This will return only the documents that have the word "Search" (but not
"search") or "Template" (but not "template").
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Capitalization And Foreign Characters
For simplicity, capitalization is ignored, and you don't have to enter accented
characters to search for foreign words.
Example:
pagina
Search Template
The first search will return documents that contain "pagina" and "página".
The second search will return documents that have the word "Search" or
"search" or "Template" or "template".
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Use quotation marks
Use quotation marks to find words which must appear adjacent to each other, for
example, "our pledge to you." Otherwise, the search results will include the
word our, pledge, to, and the word you, but not necessarily in that order. The words
may appear anywhere, and in any order, within the document.
Note: if you are using the Advanced Search Form with radio buttons for
"any," "all," and "phrase," then quotes can only be used
when the "any" radio button is selected. Quotes are ignored if the Advanced
Search Form "all" or "phrase" radio button is selected.
Example:
"our pledge to you"
This will return only the documents that have the exact phrase (or a phrase that
sounds like) "our pledge to you".
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