Capital Area Intermediate Unit

In the examples, matches are colored green, non-matches are red.

Tip #1:   Placing double quotes around a phrase will search for results that match that phrase exactly.   Example: "relevant search"; "I want relevant search results." | "Search results aren't always relevant."

Tip #2:   Typing the operator AND between two words or phrases ensures that your search results will include only matches that have both search terms in them.
Example: "This AND That"; "This agenda belongs to that meeting." | "Just this meeting." | "Just that agenda."

Tip #3:   Use the NOT operator when you wish to narrow your results by excluding a given search term.
Example: "2010 NOT May"; "June 2010 Board Meeting" | "May 2010 Board Meeting." | "In 2010 we may..."

Tip #4:   The OR operator allows you to broaden your search results by requesting matches that include on search term OR another.
Example: "This OR That"; "This meeting." | "That meeting." | "June Board Meeting."

Tip #5:   The NEAR operator helps narrow search results by including results that have your search term NEAR another term. If you can remember two keywords that appeared near each other, you can be well on your way to finding the appropriate search result.
Example: "Meeting NEAR Manager"; "...meeting about the new manager." | "...meeting about the building.

Tip #6:   Using the WORDS operator can be similar to OR; however, it is a way for you to tell your search query that two words can be used in place of one another. This would be of great use if you were looking for results that could include someone by the name of Mike or Michael.
Example: "WORDS(TV, Television)";
"The A/V room TV is broken." | "The A/V room Television is broken." | "The A/V room T.V. is broken."

Tip #7:   The Wildcard operator is simply the asterisk(*) character. This operator is a great tool to help broaden your results when you know the beginning of a keyword, but not the remainder.
Example: "Key*"; "Keys." | "Keywords." | "Kentucky."

Tip #8:   The Inclusion operator is simply the "+" symbol. Enter it before a search term or phrase to ensure that results will only include results that match that search term.
Example: "+Meeting"; "This meeting." | "That agenda."

Tip #9:   The Exclusion operator, the "-" symbol, works similarly to the NOT operator. Typing it before a search term or phrase tells the search results not to include matches with that term.
Example: "-Meeting"; "This agenda." | "That meeting's agenda." | "June Board Meeting."

Tip #10:   New agendas and changes to existing agendas may not be reflected immediately in your search results.  Please keep in mind that you are searching previously indexed content just as you would on a Web search engine. Content is indexed periodically throughout the day.

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