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Using the Search Feature
Type searched-for words or phrases in the textbox provided
and either click the "Locate" button or press the ENTER key on the keyboard. A list of all documents
containing the searched-for word or phrase will appear on the left-hand side of the screen.
To view a listed document, click on the solid block of
color to the left of the document title.
When the selected document appears on the right-hand
side of the screen you may find the first instance of the searched-for word or phrase by clicking on the arrow
that appears in the banner located at the top of the document. By clicking on the arrows that appear on either
side of the chosen word or phrase, you can move up or down through the document.
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Searching for a word
To search for documents containing a specific word, type
the word in the textbox provided and, using the mouse, click the "Locate" button.
The search engine will retrieve all documents containing
the search word and words for which the search word is a root. Hence, search for the word "mission" the
search engine will retrieve all documents containing the word "mission" as well as documents containing
the word "missions," "commission," "commissioner," etc.
To search for documents containing only the word "mission,"
enclose the word within quotation marks when typing in the search textbox.
Only the documents containing the word "mission"
will be retrieved but when traveling through the document using the arrow, words containing the search word as
a root will continue to be highlighted.
Hyphens and other punctuation marks
When searching for hyphenated words you must enclose the word within quotation marks.
When searching for words containing punctuation marks such as the apostrophe in the possessive form of nouns, e.g.
Commissioner's, do not include the punctuation. If you search for "Commissioner" the search engine will
produce documents containing "Commissioner's." Other punctuation marks such as the period, comma, colon,
and semi-colon should also be removed from the search term.
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Wildcard Searches
If you want to search for several words with the same
root, but with a variety of endings such as "mission," "missions," and "missionary,"
you may add the symbol * to the search word and enclose it with quotation marks, e.g., "mission.* The search
engine will find documents containing only the word with a root that begins with "mission." If you want
to search for several words with the same root, but with a variety of prefixes such as "mission" and
"commission" you should type the * symbol before the word within quotation marks, e.g. "*mission."
As with other word searches, any word containing the
root "mission" will appear highlighted on the screen even though only documents containing the word "mission"
or a prefix plus "mission" will be chosen by the search engine.
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Searching for a phrase
To search for a phrase, such as student records,
enclose the search phrase within quotation marks in the text box . (e.g., "student records")
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Searching for documents that contain one or
more search words or phrases
To retrieve documents that contain any one of a number
of search words, type the words in the textbox. For example, to locate all documents containing any one of the
following words equal, harassment, teacher, or complaint, type the words in the textbox
as follows: equal harassment teacher complaint . Put a space between each word but there is no need for commas.
If you are searching for documents with specific phrases
as well as words, enclose the phrase in parentheses and type it in the textbox along with the other search words.
There is no limit to the number or combination of search words and phrases that may be entered in the textbox.
For example, search for the phrase "professional development" along with vacation, leave,
or absence, by typing in the textbox: "professional
development" vacation leave absence
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Searching for documents that contain all
the search words or phrases
To retrieve only documents that contain all the search
words or phrases entered in the textbox, separate the words or phrase with the word "and". For
example, "hazardous materials" and
emergency and "communications plan"
Only documents containing all of the search terms or
phrases will be retrieved.
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Combining Search Criteria Using Parentheses
and Operators
You may combine the use of and, or, and
parentheses in the search criteria typed in the textbox.
For example, to locate all documents containing the word
"emergency" and the phrase "communications plan" and all documents that contain
the phrase "hazardous materials". The search request typed in the textbox should read: (emergency and "communications plan") or "hazardous
materials"
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