| Operator | Action | Example |
| "term1 term2 ..." | Specifies that words should be adjacent | "laser printer" |
| +term | Requires a term | +"laser printer" color |
| -term | Excludes documents containing a term | "laser printer" -color |
| fieldname: term |
Specifies that the term must be found in that field. See listing of fieldnames in the table below. | title:"laser printer" |
| query1 | query2 | Searches the results of query1 with query2, ranking results by relevance to both query1 and query2. | dogs, cats | fleas |
| query1 || query2 | Searches the results of query1 with query2, ranking results only by relevance to query2. | trucks, cars || tires |
Note: Lowercase terms match any case, otherwise case is matched exactly as typed.
Field Search Summary
| Name | Description | Example |
| If no field is specified, the text is searched for in the Title, Summary, and Body. | color computer | |
| link | A hyperlink within the text of the document | link:verity.com |
| site | Pages on a specified site | site:cnet.com |
| url | The URL of the document | url:sales/west |
| title | Title of the document | title:"downhill skiing" title:Washington |
Note: Please see the Special Searches page for details on field search.
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