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Check
spelling
Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly. The search engine
will attempt to find words that sound similar your search terms,
but it is always best to try to spell the search terms correctly.
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. For example, typing our free service will yield more
relevant results than typing only service. (Keep in mind, relevant
results are returned even if they don't contain all query terms).
Use
similar words
The more similar words you use in a search, the more relevant
results you will get back.
Use
appropriate capitalization
Capitalize proper nouns. Lowercase words will match any case.
For example, typing search will return all documents containing
the words search, Search, and SEARCH. However, typing Search will
only search for pages about the Atomz.com Search service.
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
plus (+) or minus (-)
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.
Use
field searches
Field searches allow you to create specific searches for words
that appear in a specific part of a document. A field search can
be performed on body text (body:), title text (title:), alt text
(alt:), meta description (desc:), meta key words (keys:) or URL
(url:). The field name should be in lowercase and immediately followed
by a colon. There should be no spaces between the colon and the
search term. Note: The field searches can only be followed by a
word or phrase. Phrases must be contained within quotation marks.
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