Search Our Site Help Page

Conducting a Simple Search

A simple search can be conducted using the entry box on the home page (image on the left below) or from the entry box appearing at the top of the left panel menus on all other pages in the Web site (image on the right below).

Instructions:

• Enter keywords in the Search Our Site text entry box. Examples of keywords are Winnipeg, aboriginal and income.
• Click the arrow symbol.
• Results of the search are displayed.

Search Results

The results of a search are divided into several groups. Potentially there are groups for Place Names, Maps and Text. The results for Place Names, assuming any are returned by the search, will always be displayed first by default.

This indicates the total number of items returned by the search.

This is the keyword you entered and searched.

The three tabs below indicate the three main groups of search results and the number found within each group based on the keyword(s) you entered.

Place Name(s) Tab

This indicates the number of place name(s) returned by the search.

Instructions:

1. Click on the Place Name(s) group title.
2. A list of place names is displayed.

Map(s) Tab

This indicates the number of map(s) returned by the search.

Instructions:

1. Click on the Map(s) group title.
2. A list of maps is displayed.

Text(s) Tab

This indicates the number of text documents returned by the search.

Instructions:

1. Click on the Text(s) group title.
2. A list of text documents is displayed.

This area displays the individual items returned by the search.

Instructions:

1. Click on the title of the item you wish to view.
2. The selected item appears.

Clicking on the Advanced Search link will take you to the Advanced Search page.

Additional help pages are available for the Advanced Search:

• Search for the Location of a Place on a Map
• Search for Maps and/or Text using Keyword(s)