- Uppercase and lowercase are treated the same. To maintain a certain capitalization, put the word in quotes.
- Words with punctuation between them are treated as if they are surrounded in quotes. All punctuation marks are treated equally.(Example: Ford.mustang/convertible gives the same results as "ford mustang convertible".
- AND Finds documents containing all of the specified words or phrases. Peanut AND butter finds documents with both the word peanut and the word butter.
- OR Finds documents containing at least one of the specified words or phrases. Peanut OR butter finds documents containing either peanut or butter. The found documents could contain both items, but not necessarily.
- AND NOT Excludes documents containing the specified word or phrase. Peanut AND NOT butter finds documents with peanut but not containing butter. NOT must be used with another operator, like AND. Program does not accept 'peanut NOT butter'; instead, specify peanut AND NOT butter.
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