Advanced Search

Users can increase the accuracy of their searches by adding operators that fine-tune their keywords. These options can be selected from the Advanced Search page.

To make an advanced search query, perform the following steps:

To Make an Advanced Search Query

1. Access the Search web application by entering its URL in the Location bar of your browser, in the following format:

   http://<server-instance>:port number/search

2. Click Advanced link.

3. Enter any or all of the following information:

   • Search in—Select the collection you want to search.

   • Find—Four options are supported:

     • All of the words-Finds pages that include all the key words specified in Find.

     • Any of the words-Finds pages that include any of the key words specified in Find.

     • The exact phrase-Finds pages that match the exact phrase used in Find.

     • Passage search-Highlights the passage containing the keyword or words in the retrieved pages.

   • Without the words—The search will exclude Web pages that contain the specified words.

   • Title “does/does not“ contain—Restrict the search to pages with titles that include the specified key words.

   • Since—Restrict the search operation to Web pages indexed in the selected time period.