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Enterprise Search Keywords

You can use any of the following as keywords:

  • A word (includes one or more characters without spaces or punctuation)

  • A phrase (includes two or more words together, separated by spaces, but the words must be enclosed in quotation marks)

The following table describes the three types of keywords: simple, included, and excluded terms.

Name Definition Character Example

Simple term

Keyword with no special requirements

N/A

Weather

Included term

Keyword that must be in content items returned in search results

"+"

+sunshine

Excluded term

Keyword that must not be in content items returned in search results

"-"

-rain

See Also

Reference

Enterprise Search Property Filters
Enterprise Search Keyword Syntax Inclusion and Exclusion