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ResultsExampleSearch for
"80386," and so on. The
question mark cannot
be the only character in
the term.
Turn on Match Similar Words to include minor grammatical variations for
the phrase you search.
Defining Search Terms: Using Boolean Expressions
The AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR operators enable you to precisely define your
search by creating a relationship between search terms. The following table
shows how you can use each of these operators. If no operator is specified,
AND is used. For example, the query "spacing border printing" is equivalent
to "spacing AND border AND printing."
ResultsExampleSearch for
Topics containing both
the words "dib" and
"palette."
dib AND
palette
Both terms in
the same
topic.
Topics containing ei-
ther the word "raster"
raster OR
vector
Either term in
a topic.
or the word "vector" or
both.
Topics containing the
word "OLE," but not
the word "DDE."
ole NOT
dde
The first term
without the
second term.
Topics containing the
word "user" within
user NEAR
kernel
Both terms in
the same
eight words of the
word "kernel."
topic, close
together.
NOTE The |, &, and ! characters don't work as Boolean operators (you must use
OR, AND, and NOT).
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