Welcome to my e-book on Search Engines for the world wide web by Alfred and Emily Glossbrenner. A Visual quickstart guide published by Peachtree press, ISBN 0-201-73401-x, read in December 2005.
PART OF APPENDIX A
| for this type of search | do this: | example: |
|---|---|---|
| Plain- english question | Type in question or phrase. | What is ? ? |
| Phrase Search | surround by "double qoutes" | "?" |
| AND search | use a (+) plus sign in front of each word alternatively, you can use AND (full caps required) between each word or phrase | +london+"art museum" racing AND "churchhill downs" |
| OR search | type words or phrases seperated by a space Alternatively you can use OR (full caps required). | woodworking cabinetry woodworking OR cabinetry |
| NOT search | use a minus(-) sign directly in front of the word or phrase you want to exclude. | "custom windows"-software |
| case sesitive search | n/a | |
| date search | n/a | |
| field search | n/a | |
| nested search | use parentheses to group boolean expressions into more complex queries. | racing AND(horse OR thoroughbred) |
| proximity search | n/a | |
| wildcard search | n/a |
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