In Help, you can precisely define your index search by creating a relationship between search terms using the AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR operators. The following table shows how you can use each of these operators.
NOTE If
no operator is specified, AND is used. For example, the query "validate
method" is equivalent to "validate AND method."
Search for | Example | Results |
---|---|---|
Both terms in the same topic. |
telephone AND method |
Topics containing both the words "telephone" and "method." |
Either term in a topic. |
task OR process |
Topics containing either the work "task", the word "process", or both. |
The first term without the second term. |
task NOT process |
Topics containing the word "task", but not the word "process". |
Both terms in the same topic, close together. |
text NEAR members |
Topics containing the word "text" in the proximity of the word "members." |
Note: The |, &, and ! characters do not work as Boolean operators (you must use OR, AND, and NOT).