Format a full text search
You can format a
Full Text Search
using root expanders
, universal characters
, and connectors
.Use the root expander
Use the
root expander
(!) to retrieve words with variant endings. Place the root expander
at the end of a term.For example, type
contribut!
to retrieve the words: contribute, contributed, contributor, contributing, or contribution.Use the universal character
Use the
universal character (*)
to represent a variable character. You can place the universal character
anywhere in a term except at the beginning. For example, type
gr*w
to retrieve grew or grow.Use connectors
Use connectors to specify the relationships that should exist between search terms in your documents.
Type | To search for documents that contain: |
|---|---|
& (AND) | both terms |
a space (OR) | either term or both terms |
/n | terms with n terms of each other (where n is a number) |
+n | the 1st term preceding the 2nd by n terms (where n is a number) |
” “ | terms appearing in the same order as in the quotation marks |
Type | To exclude documents that contain: |
|---|---|
% (BUT NOT) | the terms following the percent symbol |