Operators in Full-Text Searches: AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR
With the AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR operators, you can refine your search. The following table shows how to use each of these operators.
Search item | Example | Results |
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Both terms in the same topic | dib AND palette - or - dib & palette |
Topics containing both the words dib and palette. |
Either term in a topic | raster OR vector | Topics containing either the word raster or the word vector. |
The first term without the second term | ole NOT dde | Topics containing the word OLE but not the word DDE. |
Both terms in the same topic, close together | user NEAR kernel | Topics containing the word user within eight words of the word kernel. |
See Also
Using Full-Text Search | Navigation Using Shortcut Keys | Finding Information in Help
Last updated on Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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