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Version 3, changed by s3admin. 09/13/2006. Show version history

Search for wiki pages

Searching enables you to locate pages that contain a particular string in their titles or content.

How To Do It:

1. Enter your search term(s) in the Search field in the upper right corner and click Go:

Note: If you enter the complete name of a page in the wiki, such as SearchPagesDoc, the page
will automatically be displayed in place of the search results.

The results of this search show that four pages exist that contain search criteria ("search") within their names, and the search criteria appear within the contents of a number of pages:

Tell Me More:

Pages that meet the search criteria are listed in alphabetical order. All types of pages are included in the search results, including pages that contain graphics or forms. Capitalization and punctuation are ignored.

Using Search Terms:

Keyword Search Examples
Search: apple Finds any pages containing the complete word "apple". All of your page's properties are searched, including the title, full text, tags, and other properties.	Matches: ...have found that Apple computer is... Matches: ...sterday Anna gave me an apple pie... Does NOT match: ...were 50 apples in my basket... Does NOT match: ...the North-American crabapple is not as...
Search: apple pear banana Finds any pages with the complete words "apple" AND "pear" AND "banana".	Matches: ...avorite dishes are banana, apple, and pear ice cream... Does NOT match: ...I found an apple and a banana yesterday... Does NOT match: ...my bananapear is similar to an apple in that...
Page Title Search Examples
Page titles will automatically be searched for any text that you type, and will appear at the top of your search results. Complete-word matching and logic search do not apply to title search.
Search: apple	Matches: AppleComputer Matches: CrabappleTreeFarm Does NOT Match: Zapplsauce
Search: apple tree	Matches: Apple Tree Farm Matches: Crabapple TreeFarm Does NOT Match: CrabAppleTreeFarm
Exact Phrase Search Examples
Search: "apple pear" Finds any pages with the complete phrase "apple pear". Extra whitespace and case differences are tolerated in phrases.	Matches: ...Did you see our Apple Pear dish that David made?... Matches: ...I enjoyed the apple pear sauce you made... Does NOT Match: ...I love apple and pear ice cream... Does NOT match: ...Our crabapple pear tree is very unusual...
Search: "ISO-8859-1" Finds any pages with the complete phrase "ISO-8859-1".	Matches: ...we need to make sure that we standardize on ISO-8859-1 for all... Matches: ...why do we keep seeing all of these Iso-8859-1 problems?... Does NOT Match: ...Do we need all of this ISO 8859-1 work right now?... Does NOT match: ...Can you look up our PISO-859-1 compliance, jan...
Logic Search Examples
Search: apple OR pear banana Finds any pages with the complete word "apple", as well as any pages with the complete words "pear" AND "banana".	Matches: ...Did you see our apple orchard?... Matches: ...our apple orchard was near the banana and pear groves... Matches: ...desserts were filled with fresh banana and pear flavors... Does NOT match: ...I found a banana yesterday that was... Does NOT match: ...our new pear tree is nicer than the appletree...
Search: (apple OR pear) AND banana AND (NOT walnut) Finds any pages with the complete word "banana" that also have one of "apple" or "pear", but do not contain the complete word "walnut".	Matches: ...Did you see our apple orchard, next to the banana tree?... Matches: ...our pear tree was near the banana and pear groves... Does NOT Match: ...I love to see apple pie served with banana walnut ice cream... Does NOT match: ...I found a banana yesterday that was... Does NOT match: ...our new pear tree is nicer than the apple tree...
Search: apple OR (pear AND "banana grape") Any pages with the complete word "apple", as well as any pages with either the complete word "pear" OR the complete phrase "banana grape".	Matches: ...Did you see our apple orchard, next to the banana grape tree with pears?... Matches: ...Did you see our apple orchard, it's right down the road?... Matches: ...Did you see our banana grape tree with pears?... Does NOT Match: ...I love to see apple pie served with banana and grape ice cream... Does NOT match: ...I found a banana grape yesterday that was... Does NOT match: ...our new pear tree is nicer than the crabapple tree...