To perform an unrestricted search, leave the keyword field blank to open the keyword filter. The wildcard operator (*) defaults into the keyword field.
To find records that contain at least one of two or more search words, type a comma followed by a space between the search words.
NOTE: Without a comma, the spaces between search words operate as and. For example, the search 2014 2015 finds only records with both 2014 and 2015.
To search on multiple words, type AND between the words.
To exclude a word from a search, type NOT before the word.
To find exact phrases, type quotation marks around two or more words or character sequences in your search.
To find words with multiple variations, type the wildcard operator (*) at the beginning middle or end of a search word, word root, or other sequence of characters. You are able to use two wildcard operators when one is at the front of the sequence and one is at the end of the sequence.
NOTE: If you do not type the wildcard operator at the end of a word or number, only the exact word or number is searched.
You can create highly focused searches by using multiple search operators. The following is an example of a complex query:
mary smith* NOT 2015
This search will find records that:
When you use more than one search operator in a query, consider how the operators will interrelate.