HowToUse

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 In the search box in the left column, type the search term you are looking for. Clicking the '''Search''' button will show a list of pages where the term is encountered. Clicking the '''Go''' button (or 'Enter' on the keyboard) will take you directly to the page with your search term as a title if it exists.
-'''Tips'''
+[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Searching Tips for searching]
-'''Avoid short and common words'''
-This is the most likely cause of an unexpected failed search. If your search terms include a common word such as "the", "one", "your", "more", "right", "while", "when", "who", "which", "such", "every", "about", "onto", then your search will likely fail without any results.
-'''Search is case-insensitive'''
-The searches for "ford", "Ford" and "FORD" all return the same results.
-'''Phrases'''
-Search for a phrase by enclosing it in double quotation marks.
-'''Wildcards'''
-You can use a wildcard *, at the '''end''' of a search term only. To search for pages with the words "boat" or "boats" search like this: "boat*". You cannot use "*boat" to find Riverboat, etc.
 === Drilldown Searches: ===

Revision as of 14:27, 15 July 2011