search engine
Search Tips... How to get better results from the search engine
To make a search,
type what you are looking for into the search box:
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Check spelling |
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Use
multiple
words |
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Use
similar
words |
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Use appropriate
capitalization |
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Use
quotation
marks |
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Use
plus
(+) or minus (-) |
Check
spelling
Make sure your search terms
are spelled correctly. The search engine will attempt to
find words that sound similar your search terms, but it is
always best to try to spell the search terms correctly.
Example:
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 seafood
restaurant will yield
more relevant results than typing only
seafood.
(Keep in mind, relevant results are returned even if they
don't contain all query terms.)
Example:
Use
similar words
The more similar words you use
in a search, the more relevant results you will get back.
Try French words as well...
Example: Looking for places to buy French bread
Use
appropriate capitalization
Capitalize proper nouns.
Lowercase words will match any case. For example, typing
tourist
will return all documents containing the words
tourist, Tourist,
and TOURIST.
However, typing Tourist
will avoid mentions of
tourists,
and only search for pages about Tourist Information, Tourist
Office, etc.
Example: Looking for how to contact Tourist
Offices
Use
quotation marks
Use quotation marks to find
words which must appear adjacent to each other, for example,
"first world war".
Otherwise, the search results will include the word
first,
world, and
the word war,
but not necessarily in that order. The words may appear
anywhere, and in any order, within the document.
Example:
Use
plus (+) or minus (-)
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.
Example: looking for a restaurant for someone who
dislikes seafood