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Search Features

  • Searches are not case-sensitive.
  • A search will return partial matches.
  • To search for a specific phrase, enclose the search terms in quotation marks. For example, a search on "ink-dot gun" returns only the topics in which those phrases appear.
  • When you enter multiple topics, the search returns only the topics that contain all of the terms. (This is known as a Boolean AND search.)
  • You can include Boolean operators with the search terms to perform advanced searches that include or exclude some topics based on the search terms.

Results Page

The search results page provides hypertext links to the topics that contain the search terms. The results are weighted, meaning that the topics at the top of the search results page contain more prominent instances of the search terms.

Highlight Colors

When you display a topic, the search terms are highlighted. When you search on multiple terms, each matched term uses a different highlight color.

  • Term 1
  • Term 2
  • Term 3
  • Term 4

Removing Highlight Colors

To remove the highlight colors from the page, click the highlight removal button on the toolbar.

Advanced Searches (Boolean Operators)

When you run a search on more than one term, you can use Boolean operators to refine the results.

Find Topics that Contain All of the Search Terms (Boolean AND)

By default, a search returns only the topics that contain all of the search terms. For example, the following search terms return only the pages that contain both "ink-dot" and "gun":

ink-dot gun

Adding the Boolean AND Operator in Complex Searches

When you perform a complex search, you can use any of these following operators to specify a Boolean AND search:

  • AND (not case-sensitive)
  • +
  • &

For example, all of these searches are equivalent:

  • ink-dot gun
  • ink-dot and gun
  • ink-dot AND gun
  • ink-dot & gun
  • ink-dot + gun

Find Topics that Contain Some or All of the Search Terms (Boolean OR)

A Boolean OR search returns all topics that contain some or all of the terms. You can use either of these operators:

  • OR (not case-sensitive)

  • |

For example, all of the following searches return the topics that contain the term "ink-dot," the term "gun," or both:

  • ink-dot or gun
  • ink-dot OR gun
  • ink-dot | gun

Exclude Topics that Contain Some of the Search Terms (Boolean NOT)

A Boolean NOT search excludes topics that contain one or more of the terms. You can use any of these operators:

  • NOT (not case-sensitive)
  • !
  • ^

For example, all of the following searches return the topics that contain the term "ink-dot" but do not include the term "gun":

  • ink-dot not gun
  • ink-dot NOT gun
  • ink-dot ! gun
  • ink-dot ^ gun

Specify Complex Search Criteria (Expression Parentheses)

Use parentheses to combine Boolean phrases and search terms. The following table lists a few examples.

Examples of Complex Searches
Search Expression Results Returned
ink-dot AND (gun OR user) Topics that contain "ink-dot" as well as either "gun" or "user."
ink-dot OR (gun NOT user) Topics that contain "ink-dot" or "gun." Topics that contain both "gun" and "user" are excluded, however.
ink-dot OR (gun AND user) Topics that contain "ink-dot" or that contain both the terms "gun" and "user."