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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: | See also: | ||
* [[#Simple search]] for more information about composing search operations. | * [[#Simple search]] for more information about composing search operations. | ||
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* Change standard search options to suit your needs. | * 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 | + | 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 ''&'', |
For example: '' | For example: '' | ||
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The PiCarta search engine is not case sensitive. Your can use either upper or lower case letters or you can mix capital and small letters. This has no influence on the results of your search operation. | The PiCarta search engine is not case sensitive. Your can use either upper or lower case letters or you can mix capital and small letters. This has no influence on the results of your search operation. | ||
- | Once you have entered a search operation, click on the search button. To interrupt a search operation, use your web browser' | + | Once you have entered a query, click on the search button. To interrupt a search operation, use your web browser' |
==== Drop-down menus ==== | ==== Drop-down menus ==== | ||
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==== Menu 1 ==== | ==== Menu 1 ==== | ||
In the first menu you can select one of three search methods: | In the first menu you can select one of three search methods: | ||
- | * **Search (and)** \\ The standard selection is the search method '' | + | * **Search (and)** \\ The standard selection is the search method '' |
- | * **Search (or)** \\ In the menu you can also select the '' | + | * **Search (or)** \\ In the menu you can also select the '' |
- | * **Browse** \\ With the selection '' | + | * **Browse** \\ With the selection '' |
After a search it is possible to enlarge, restrict, etc. the results. For more information see: [[Perform a search operation on the search result]]. | After a search it is possible to enlarge, restrict, etc. the results. For more information see: [[Perform a search operation on the search result]]. |
help/hpb/searching.txt · Last modified: 2013/02/27 11:55 by hentschke