Tips for Searching

At its simplest, a search can be just a word or a phrase. But with the tips on this page, you can expand the focus of your search to give you more complete results. These tips will get you started with the basic search language and acquaint you with the full power of the search engine.

• Look for words with the same prefix. For example, in the search form type key* to find key, keying, keyhole, keyboard, and so on.
• Search for all forms of a word. For example, in the form type sink** to find sink, sinking, sank, and sunk.

• Use Free Text Searches - If you want to enter a search using natural language. The search engine will examine your search phrase, extract nouns and noun phrases and construct a search for you. With free text searches you can enter any text you want, from a question, to a string of words and phrases, without worrying about the search language. For example, if you type in the following search phrase:
  
  How do I use Schedule with anonymous FTP

  The search engine will create a search phrase for you automatically and begin the search.