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6 | Chapter 1 Find the Information You Need
Note The |, &, and ! characters do not work as Boolean operators. You must
use AND, OR, and NOT.
To search for information in Help
1 Choose the Search tab and then enter the word or phrase you want to
find.
To use Boolean operators to refine your search:
■ Click to add Boolean operators to your search.
■ Enter the word or phrase you want to appear after the Boolean
operator.
You can also use the check boxes at the bottom of the Search tab to further
refine your search:
■ Search previous results. Refines a search by applying new search
criteria to the results of a previous search.
■ Match similar words. Expands the search to include words similar to
your search criteria, rather than limiting the search to exact matches.
■ Search titles only. Limits the search to topic titles, rather than search-
ing titles and topic contents.
2 Choose List Topics, select the topic you want, and then choose Display.
3 To sort the topic list, click the Title, Location, or Rank column heading.
To view only procedures, click the Title column heading and scroll down
to the items that begin with the word “To.”
Use Ask Me
You can find information by typing a question phrased in everyday language.
You can perform this natural language query in Help by choosing the Ask Me
tab and entering a question, a word, or a phrase. For example, you could
enter: How do I create a layout?
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"
Search for Example Results