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Search Tips
How To Search: Type words into the entry box that you want to search for,
then click [Search].
Any Word: Just type one or more words to find any of the words. [ Find ANY ] is the
usual default.
All Words: Type more than one word and select [ Find ALL ] to find all of the words.
Or you can use Booleans (see below).
Exact Phrase: "..."
You can search for exact phrases by surrounding them in double quotes. Or you
can just type the words and select [ Find EXACT phrase ]. Punctuation must be
the same to be found between words, for example "Smith, John"
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 |
Gets the documents with |
power reactor |
'power' or 'reactor' or both |
"power reactor" |
the phrase 'power reactor' |
+power +reactor |
'power' and 'reactor' |
+power -reactor |
'power' but not 'reactor' |
+reactor -"Chalk River" |
'reactor' but not 'Chalk River' |
(power OR reactor) AND NOT candu |
'power' or 'reactor', and without 'candu' |
Capitalization doesn't matter. The ranked results will come from a total
match on the words and phrases which you supply, so try to think of several
specific terms for your topic and spell them correctly. It may help to include
important plurals and derived words too, like [address addresses contact
contacting information] .
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