Enter your query in the box below:

[underlying code will have to be set up by systems admin for search to function (server dependent!) I included this example so that you can get an idea of what the page could look like.]

Tips for Searching

[edit "tips" for whatever server platform you are using -- some of this is pretty generic, but some is specific for MS index server. -- Also, change examples to reflect possible real world searches on your site, e.g., replace "system and manager" with " toxic and bloom."]

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

• Look for words with the same prefix.
  For example, in your query 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.
  
  
• Search with the keyword NEAR, rather than AND, for words close to each other.
  For example, both of these queries, system and manager and system near manager, look for the words system and manager on the same page. But with NEAR, the returned pages are ranked in order of proximity: The closer together the words are, the higher the rank of that page.
  
  
• Refine your queries with the AND NOT keywords to exclude certain text from your search. For example, if you want to find all instances of decision making but not parental decision making, write the following query:
  
  decision making AND NOT parental decision making
  
  
• Add the OR keyword to find all instances of either one word or another, for example:
  
  advance directives OR DNR
  
  This query finds all pages that mention advance directive or DNR or both.
  
  
• Put quotation marks around keywords if you want Index Server to take them literally.
  For instance, if you type the following query:
  
  "system near manager"
  
  Index Server will literally look for the complete phrase system near manager. But if you type the same query without the quotation marks:
  
  system near manager
  
  Index Server searches all documents for the words system and manager.

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