Search Tips
The top banner of this online manual provides an extensive search function similar to Internet search engines like Google and Bing.
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- Searches are not case-sensitive.
- A search will return partial matches.
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To search for a specific phrase, enclose the search terms in quotation marks. For example, a search on
"student teacher"
returns only the topics in which that two-word phrase appears. - When you enter multiple topics, the search returns only the topics that contain all of the terms. (This is known as a Boolean AND search.)
- You can include Boolean operators with the search terms to perform advanced searches that include or exclude some topics based on the search terms.
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Click the filter icon in the search bar to narrow the search to a specific area. For example, if you select Library User
, only the topics concerning general MEDIAL library operations are searched for the terms you specify. Administration and installation topics are excluded.
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When you display a topic, the search terms are highlighted. When you search on multiple terms, each matched term uses a different highlight color.
- Term 1
- Term 2
- Term 3
- Term 4
Removing Highlight Colors
To remove the highlight colors from the page, click the highlight removal button on the toolbar:
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When you run a search on more than one term, you can use Boolean operators to refine the results.
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By default, a search returns only the topics that contain all of the search terms. For example, the following search terms return only the pages that contain both "student" and "teacher":
student teacher
Adding the Boolean AND Operator in Complex Searches
When you perform a complex search, you can use any of these following operators to specify a Boolean AND search:
- AND (not case-sensitive)
- +
- &
Examples of Boolean AND Searches
For example, all of these searches are equivalent:
student teacher
student and teacher
student AND teacher
student & teacher
student + teacher
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A Boolean OR search returns all topics that contain some or all of the terms. You can use either of these operators:
- OR (not case-sensitive)
- |
For example, all of the following searches return the topics that contain the term "student," the term "teacher," or both:
student or teacher
student OR teacher
student | teacher
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A Boolean NOT search excludes topics that contain one or more of the terms. You can use any of these operators:
- NOT (not case-sensitive)
- !
- ^
For example, all of the following searches return the topics that contain the term "student" but do not include the term "teacher":
student not teacher
student NOT teacher
student ! teacher
student ^ teacher
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Use parentheses to combine Boolean phrases and search terms. The following table lists a few examples.
Search Expression | Results Returned |
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student AND (teacher OR assignment) | Topics that contain "student" as well as either "teacher" or "assignment." |
student OR (teacher NOT assignment) | Topics that contain "student" or "teacher." Topics that contain both "teacher" and "assignment" are excluded, however. |
student OR (teacher AND assignment) | Topics that contain "student" or that contain both the terms "teacher" and "assignment." |