• Select the type of documents you want to search by using the "Search in:" pull-down menu.
• Enter one or more keywords.
• Searches are not case-sensitive.
• Do not use "quotations" around keywords.
• You can enter multiple keywords, such as tp framework. Or you can enter a Boolean expression, (such as building or applications), using AND or OR.
• Multiple keywords entered without a Boolean use the AND expression. Thus, entering tp framework is the same as entering tp and framework.
• You can use parentheses in Boolean expressions. For example, you can enter (framework and IDL) or (domains).
• You can use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard suffix in keywords. For example, enter program* to find pages with keywords such as program, programmer, and programming.
• After entering the query, click the Search button.
• If no matches are found, reword your query and try again.
• If matches are listed, double click the desired entry; or, highlight the desired entry and click the Show button.
• You can check the option Show in New Window to display the target HTML page in a new browser window (instead of the default current browser window). This option allows you to preserve the search page's current results while you check the content of the target HTML page. Use ALT+Tab to switch between open browser windows.
• When the destination HTML page is displayed, you may want to enter Ctrl+F and use the browser's Find function to locate the keyword on the page.
• When you double click an entry in the search results list, the applet displays the target HTML page. If the target page is a chapter in an online book, you can click the [TOP] hyperlink to identify the name of the book. The book's title page identifies the book name. You can then click the browser's Back button to return to the chapter.
• On some UNIX platforms, you may encounter a browser error similar to the following:

  Unable to start a java applet: Can't find 'java40.jar in your CLASSPATH. Read the release notes and install 'java40.jar properly before restarting.

  If the search applet does not work on your UNIX platform, try using the latest Netscape browser for the platform and add the Netscape Java Archive (JAR) file to your CLASSPATH environment variable. The path to the JAR is in the directory in which you installed Netscape. For example:

  CLASSPATH=mytools/netscape/communicator/program/java/classes/java40.jar

  After you revise the CLASSPATH, exit Netscape and then restart Netscape in the updated environment. When you access the search page, the search feature should work properly.

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