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How To Search: Choose the type of element to search for. Type words into the entry box that you want to search for, then click [OK].
Exact Phrase: "..." You can search for exact phrases by surrounding them in double quotes. Punctuation must be the same to be found between words, for example "Hitler, Adolf".
Boolean Operators: + - Use + in front of each word or a quoted phrase that you require. Use - in front of each word that you want to exclude.
Boolean Expressions: AND OR NOT ( ) Use AND, OR, NOT, (, and ) to form a Boolean expression. AND requires, OR allows, NOT excludes.
Use double quotes to protect the words "and", "or", or "not" in a phrase.
Examples:
Query |
Result |
| adolf hitler | 'adolf' or 'hitler' or both |
| "anne frank" | the phrase 'anne frank' |
| +anne +frank | 'anne' and 'frank' |
| +anne -frank | 'anne' but not 'frank' |
| +president -"portugal" | 'president' but not 'portugal' |
| (anne OR frank) AND NOT president | 'anne' or 'frank', and without 'president' |
| port* | 'port', 'portugal', 'portuguese', etc... |
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