Fri Dec 11, 2020, 01:15 PM

DU Advanced Search Tips

Are there instructions as to how to use the search terms field to delineate multi-work strings and other techniques to fine tune search results?

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DU Advanced Search Tips (Original post)	TheBlackAdder	Dec 11	OP
Put phrases inside quotes?	ManiacJoe	Dec 13	#1
One of them. I tried single quotes and it didn't work, like Google searches.	TheBlackAdder	Dec 13	#2
the google search seems to work better for subjects or phrases (or two authors in a thread, using +)	Kali	Dec 14	#3
This	ManiacJoe	Dec 14	#4

Response to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 07:52 PM

ManiacJoe (9,923 posts)

1. Put phrases inside quotes?

Is that what you are asking?

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Response to ManiacJoe (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 10:30 PM

TheBlackAdder (19,857 posts)

2. One of them. I tried single quotes and it didn't work, like Google searches.

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This would be all the little tricks, such as strings, not words, which should be a - in front.

I try them out and they either don't work or I get zero results returned.

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Response to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Mon Dec 14, 2020, 01:06 PM

Kali (51,096 posts)

3. the google search seems to work better for subjects or phrases (or two authors in a thread, using +)

advanced search is best for a particular author, leaving the "search terms" box blank

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DU Advanced Search Tips

1. Put phrases inside quotes?

2. One of them. I tried single quotes and it didn't work, like Google searches.

3. the google search seems to work better for subjects or phrases (or two authors in a thread, using +)

4. This