Required and Prohibited Search Words Attaching one of the following operators will either require or prohibit words from appearing in the search results.
+ Attaching a + to a word requires that the word be found in all of the search results. compare: police versus police +sting
- Attaching a - in front of a word requires that the word not be found in any of the search results. compare: python versus python -monty
Document Section Restrictions Attaching one the following operators to the front of a search word will restrict the search to a certain document sections.
t: - will restrict searches to document titles only compare: joe boxer versus t:joe boxer
u: - will restrict searches to document URLs only compare: intel versus u:intel
Wildcard Matching (*) Attaching a * to the right-hand side of a word will return left side partial matches. compare: cap versus cap*
Combining the Syntax You may combine any of the query syntax as long as the syntax is combined in the proper order. The proper order for using the syntax is the same order that the operators are listed on this page. That is, +, -, t:, u:, "" and lastly *. compare: (correct) +t:football -American versus (incorrect) t:+football -American
Time RestrictionsYou can restrict your search to documents that are more recent than a certain date. There is no search query syntax available for restricting by time. This feature can only be accessed from the search options page.
Displaying ResultsYou can customize the number of search results displayed on all result pages following the summary page (the layout of the summary page is fixed). There is no search query syntax option available for customizing the number of displayed results. This feature can only be accessed from the search options page.