By default the search engine tries to locate pages which have exact matches for all of the words entered in your search query. If that fails, it then tries to locate pages which contain any words in your search query. If that happens a short message is displayed at the top of the search results indicating this has been done.
Check Spelling
Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly. The search engine will
attempt to find words that sound similar to your search terms, but it is always
best to try to spell the search terms correctly.
In addition, there are several ways to modify the default search behavior.
Phrase Search
The search engine supports three types of phrase search:
To match an exact phrase, use quotes around the
phrase
Example: "home vacuum machine"
To match a near (within a couple of words) phrase,
use square brackets [around the words]
Example: [home vacuum machine]
To match a far (within several words) phrase, use
braces { around the words }
Example: {home vacuum machine}
+ and - Qualifiers
If you prepend a word with + that word is required
to be on the page.
If you prepend a word with - that word is required
to not be on the page.
Example: +always -never
* Wildcard
If a query word ends with a * all words on a page
which start the same way as that query word will match.
Example: gift*
? Wildcard
If a query word contains a ? any character will
match that position.
Example: b?g
Boolean Search
You can use the following boolean operators in your
search: AND, OR, NOT. These operators MUST be in capital letters.
Example: (contact AND us) OR (about AND us)
All of these techniques can be combined: +alway* -ne??r*
