By default
this 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.
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: "free search engine"
-
To match a near
(within a couple of words) phrase, use square brackets [around the
words]
Example: [free search engine]
-
To match a far
(within several words) phrase, use braces { around the words }
Example: {free search engine}
-
+ 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
NOTE:
The names in the Cambria Schools Web Site may appear in any of several
ways and your search must agree with how the name appears on the site..
For
Example: William Henry Jones COULD appear as William H. Jones or
Bill Jones or W. H. Jones or William Henry Jones or even Will Jones or
Billy Jones or Willy Jones.
Return to
Cambria Schools Pages
|
