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- | Searching in Proteopedia works the same way as does searching in Wikipedia. | + | Searching in Proteopedia works the same way as does searching in Wikipedia, plus some special operators to enhance Full Text Search. |
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+ | |+ '''Full Text Search Operators''' | ||
+ | | '''*''' || The asterisk serves as the truncation (or wildcard) operator. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''+''' || A leading plus sign indicates that this word must be present in every page returned. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''-''' || A leading minus sign indicates that this word must not be present in any page returned. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | '''"''' || Double quotes at the beginning and end of a phrase, matches only pages that contain the complete phrase, as it was typed. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | || By default (when neither + nor - is specified) the word is optional, but the pages that contain it are rated higher. | ||
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+ | |} | ||
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+ | For additional information, please see: | ||
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Revision as of 06:46, 2 March 2008
Searching in Proteopedia works the same way as does searching in Wikipedia, plus some special operators to enhance Full Text Search.
* | The asterisk serves as the truncation (or wildcard) operator. |
+ | A leading plus sign indicates that this word must be present in every page returned. |
- | A leading minus sign indicates that this word must not be present in any page returned. |
" | Double quotes at the beginning and end of a phrase, matches only pages that contain the complete phrase, as it was typed. |
By default (when neither + nor - is specified) the word is optional, but the pages that contain it are rated higher. |
For additional information, please see:
- Wikipedia: Look It Up. A quick overview.
- Wikipedia: Searching. A detailed explanation.