General search tips
Basic search tips
Advanced search tips
Search results tips
Saved searches tips
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To search for multiple words, separate each word with a space, for example:
weights aerobics
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To search for a phrase, enclose the phrase in single quotes, for example:
'weight lifting'
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The % character is interpreted literally, so do not include it as a wildcard. If you enter 100% as your search term, search finds content that contains the text 100%, not 1000 or 10000. Wildcards are automatically added to the beginning and end of your search term, so searching for 100 will automatically return content that contains 1000 and 10000.
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If interMedia is installed and enabled, search automatically uses the stem operator to search for words that have the same linguistic root as the specified word. For example, if you specified the word lift, the search feature will return content that contains the words lift, lifting, lifted, etc.
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Basic search finds content that contains any of the specified words. For example, if you search for:
weights aerobics
basic search finds content that contains the word weights or the word aerobics.
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Advanced search offers additional search operators:
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Contains All |
Searches for content that contains all of the specified words. |
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Contains Any |
Searches for content that contains any of the specified words. |
In addition, if interMedia is installed, advanced search also offers the following search operators:
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Near |
Returns a score based on the proximity of the specified words in the content. A higher score is returned for content with the specified words closer together and a lower score is returned for words farther apart. |
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Soundex (All) |
Expands a Contains All search to include words that sound similar to the specified words. This allows comparison of words that are spelled differently but sound alike in English. |
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Soundex (Any) |
Expands a Contains Any search to include words that sound similar to the specified words. This allows comparison of words that are spelled differently but sound alike in English. |
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Fuzzy (All) |
Expands a Contains All search to include words that are spelled similarly to the specified words. This is helpful for finding more accurate results when there are frequent misspellings in the content. |
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Fuzzy (Any) |
Expands a Contains Any search to include words that are spelled similarly to the specified words. This is helpful for finding more accurate results when there are frequent misspellings in the content. |
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To search across all content areas, choose All Content Areas in the Content Area list. Or limit your search to a specific content area.
When you choose a content area, the page is refreshed and the
remaining fields are updated with values appropriate to the chosen
content area. For example, if you choose a specific content area,
only that content area's folders are listed when you click 
next to the Folder field.
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To limit your search to a specific language, choose the language in the Language list.
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To limit your search to a specific folder, click
next to the Folder field and
select a folder from the list provided. You can also optionally
select to extend your search to include a folder's subfolders.
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To restrict your search to a specific category or perspective, use the Restrict To lists.
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To specify the type of content you want to search in, select the appropriate button in the Type radio group.
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You can search for words in specific attributes, for example you could search for all content where the Author contains SCOTT.
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The Search Results page displays only content that you are authorized to view.
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Click the appropriate tab to display the items, folders, categories, or perspectives that meet your search criteria.
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Click the Bulk Action link to perform a bulk action for the search results. If your search included more than one content area, the Bulk Action link is not displayed.
Note: If a tab is not a hypertext link, there are no search results for that type of content.
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If your search returns no results, you have the option of performing another search, or sending comments to the content area administrator.
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If interMedia is installed, you may see the following icons displayed with your search results:
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Click to display an HTML version of any text-based item. |
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Click to display an HTML version of any text-based item with your search words highlighted. |
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Click to display an overview of the item: the item's gist. |
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Click to display the nouns and verbs appearing most often in the item: the item's theme. |
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If you are an authorized user and are logged on to a content area, you can save a search so that you can perform it again at a later time without having to remember all the criteria you specified. Simply click Save Search on the Search Results page, give the search a name, and click Save.
Note: You can save a search only if you are logged on to a content area.
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Your saved searches are displayed in the Saved Searches portlet. If you cannot see the Saved Searches portlet, you must either customize the page to add it, or if you do not have the privileges to customize the page, ask your portal administrator to add it for you.
Note: You can only see your saved searches when you are logged on.