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Search Tips

AND + (plus)
you can use the AND argument, or the + (plus) which requires the word be present in a document in order for it to qualify as a matching result.
Examples:

1. To require that the words freight, flow, and the phrase "Express lanes" must all be present in a document type
     freight AND flow AND "Express lanes"
   in the search box.
2. To require that the words Express and lanes must both be present in a document type
     +Express +lanes
   in the search box.

NOT - (minus)
As important as it might be to require a word to exist in a search query, it may be just as important to provide words that you do not want to be present in a search. This is where the NOT argument, or the - (minus) comes in handy. This often helps visitors remove documents by specifying words that may not have relevancy to their search.
Examples:

1.  If the words freight and flow are required, however the word truck must not be present type
     freight AND flow NOT truck
   in the search box.
2. The same thing can be accomplished with + and - operators as in the example below:
     freight +flow -truck.

OR | (pipe)
The OR argument, or the | (pipe) is a condition that states that the word or phrase can be present (and thus give it a higher relevancy ranking), but it is not required for a document to show up on the results page. This argument is useful to include additional search query parameters without completely removing other candidate matches. In the example below, the word search is required, but the word term is not -- however, if it is present in a document, it will score a higher relevancy.
Example:
  search OR term.

"phrase search"
Searching for phrases means that the words between the quotes must show up in that exact order, adjacent to one another. In the example below, the complete phrase "Lake County TMC" must be present in a document in order for it to show up on a results page. Having the words Lake, County, or TMC on the document is not enough -- the words must be in the exact word order as provided between the quotation marks.
Example:
  "Lake County TMC"

 Wildcard *
Searching with wildcards allows a query to search for a partial match of a word. The conditions are that a wildcard can only appear at the end of a search term, and at least two characters must be provided before the wildcard * (asterisk) argument.
Examples:

1. A search for Chi* will bring up all documents containing the words: Chicago, Chief, Chip, ...
     Chi*
2. To request all matching documents that contain words that begin with the characters Chi and contain the word Jackson type:
     Chi* +Jackson