To enter a query, type in a few descriptive words and press the Enter key or click the Search button for a list of relevant results.
The Search Engine uses sophisticated text-matching techniques to find pages that are both important and relevant to your search. For instance, the Search Engine analyzes not only the candidate page, but also the attached files such as PDF's, MS Word documents, etc
Synonyms
Synonyms are other words that have the same or similar meanings. They are displayed as "Other suggested searches" on the results page.
Automatic "and" Queries
By default, The Search Engine only returns pages that include all of your search terms. There is no need to include "and" between terms. For example, to search for DVD product specification documents, enter:
To broaden or restrict the search, include fewer or more terms.
"OR" Searches
The Search Engine supports the logical "OR" operator. To retrieve pages that include either word A or word B, use an uppercase "OR" between terms. For example, to search for an office in either London or Paris, enter:
Does Capitalization Matter?
The Search Engine searches are not case sensitive. All letters, regardless of how you enter them, are understood as lower case. For example, searches for "george washington," "George Washington," and "George washington" all return the same results.
Does The Search Engine Use Stemming?
To provide the most accurate results, the search engine does not use "stemming" or support "wildcard" searches. Rather, the search engine searches for exactly the words that you enter into the search box.
For example, searching for "airlin" or "airlin*" will not yield "airline" or "airlines.". If in doubt, try both forms, for example: "airline" and "airlines."
Refining Your Search
Since the search engine only returns web pages that contain all of the words in your query, refining or narrowing your search is as simple as adding more words to the search terms you have already entered. The refined query returns a specific subset of the pages that were returned by your original broad query.
Excluding Words
You can exclude a word from your search by putting a minus sign ("-") immediately in front of the term you want to exclude. Make sure you include a space before the minus sign.