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 risk reduction
will yield more relevant results than typing only
risk
. (Keep in mind, relevant results are returned even if
they don't contain all query terms.)
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Use similar words
The more similar words you use in a search, the
more relevant results you will get back.
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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 about the Atomz.com Search
service.
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Use quotation marks
Use quotation marks to find words which must appear
adjacent to each other, for example, "father's grief."
Otherwise, the search results will include the word
father's
, and the word grief
, but not necessarily in that order. The words may appear
anywhere, and in any order, within the document.
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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.
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Use field searches
Field searches allow you to create specific for
words that appear in a specific part of a document. A field search can be performed on
body text (body:), title text (title:), alt text (alt:), meta description
(desc:), meta
key words (keys:) or URL (url:). The field name should be in lowercase and immediately
followed by a colon. There should be no spaces between the colon and the search term.
Note: The field searches can only be followed by a word or phrase. Phrases must be
contained within quotation marks.
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