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--- help:hpb:searching [2013/02/14 14:57] – [Heritage of the Printed Book Database Help] hentschke
+++ help:hpb:searching [2013/02/14 18:29] – [Simple search] jahnke
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-Above the search field there are three drop-down menus with which you can modify your search operation. Once you have entered your search operation, click on the search button. The search results are then displayed on the screen.
+Above the search field there are three drop-down menus with which you can modify your search operation. Once you have entered your query, click on the search button. The search results are then displayed on the screen.
 See also:
   * [[#Simple search]] for more information about composing search operations.
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   * Change standard search options to suit your needs.
-To search bibliographical data, you must enter a search operation in the horizontal search field, next to the search button. A search operation consists of a search term or a combination of search terms. A search term is a sequence of characters without spaces (you cannot use the characters ''&'', ''|'', ''~'', ''()'', ''/'' unless they are preceded by a backslash, ''\''. For example: ''ups \& downs'').
+To search bibliographical data, you must enter a query into the horizontal search field, next to the search button. A query consists of a search term or a combination of search terms. A search term is a sequence of characters without spaces (you cannot use the characters ''&'', ''|'', ''~'', ''()'', ''/'' unless they are preceded by a backslash, ''\''. For example: ''ups \& downs'').
 For example: ''bookplates'' is regarded as one search term, while ''book plates'' is regarded as two search terms. Exception: the author's complete name is regarded as one search term. For example: bakker, bas de.

help/hpb/searching.txt · Last modified: 2013/02/27 11:55 by hentschke