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To perform a search, type what you are looking for into the search box:
To get more specific search results, try using the following tips*:
Use wildcards
Example:
*surf
wh*
"wh* are"
415-*-*
Check spelling
Use multiple words
Example: JobSURF Technical Support
Use similar words
Example: safe secure privacy security
Use appropriate capitalization
Example: jobSURF
Use quotation marks
Example: "training courses"
Use plus (+) or minus (-)
Example: +security - JobSURF
Use wildcards
The * character is used as the wildcard character. Without the use of wildcards, requests will not match words that contain, but are larger than, the request string. For instance, searching for st will not find the words stuck, stew, or storm, but st* will find these or any other word that starts with st.To find the words contrast or must, *st is required, while *st* is required to find jousting.
Wildcards may be combined with the standard plus (+) and minus (-) modifiers, quotes for phrases, as well as the field search specifiers.
+wh* -se*ch will find all pages which have a word that starts with wh and which does not contain a word that starts with se and ends with ch.
"wh* are" will find the phrases where are, what are, why are, etc.
Example:
Check spelling
Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly. If Sound-Alike Matching is turned on, the search engine will attempt to find words that sound similar to your search terms, but it is always best to try to spell the search terms correctly.
Sound-Alike Matching is turned on in this example:
Use multiple words
Use multiple words when performing your search. The search results will return more refined results from several words than from a single word. (Keep in mind, relevant results are returned even if they don't contain all query terms.)
Example:
Use similar words
The more similar words you use in a search, the more relevant results you will get back.
Example:
Use appropriate capitalization
Capitalize proper nouns. Lowercase words will match any case. For example, typing surf will return all documents containing the words surf, SURF, and Surf.
Example:
Use quotation marks
Use quotation marks to find words which must appear adjacent to each other, for example, "our pledge to you." Otherwise, the search results will include the word our, pledge, to, and the word you, but not necessarily in that order. The words may appear anywhere, and in any order, within the document.
Use a plus sign when your search term or phrase must appear in the search results. Use a minus sign to indicate undesirable term(s). The plus sign tells the search engine that a certain word or phrase is required in the search results, and a minus sign indicates that a word or phrase must be absent in the search results.
Note: A phrase must be contained within quotation marks. Leave no spaces between the plus or minus sign and the term.
Example:
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