| Basic Search Operators |
| Operator | Effect | Example |
|---|
| AND |
Search for documents that have BOTH words in it. |
storage AND safety |
| OR |
Search for documents that have EITHER word in it. |
storage OR safety |
| NOT |
Search for documents that have the first but NOT the following word in it. |
storage NOT safety |
Quotation Marks & Parentheses
Can clarify your search and find direct quotes for you. |
| Character | Function | Example |
|---|
| "Quotation Marks" |
Searches for words between quotation marks, literally. Use this when you want to include the above Search Operators (AND, OR, NOT) as part of the search. |
"parts and products"
electric AND "not wired" |
| (Parentheses) |
Makes phrases inside parentheses higher priority than those outside |
storage OR (farm AND roof) |
Wildcards
Can make searches more flexible |
| Wildcard | Function | Example |
|---|
| * (Asterisk) |
Stands for any number of any characters. Warning: do not start your search word with an asterisk |
insulat* will find insulate, insulation, insulated, insulator, etc. |
| ? (Question Mark) |
Stands for any single character. |
?ar?et will find carpet and target, but not learjet. |
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