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--- help:hpb:searching [2013/02/14 18:27] – [Heritage of the Printed Book Database Help] jahnke
+++ help:hpb:searching [2013/02/14 18:31] – [Menu 1] jahnke
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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.
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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.
-Once you have entered a search operation, click on the search button. To interrupt a search operation, use your web browser's standard button.
+Once you have entered a query, click on the search button. To interrupt a search operation, use your web browser's standard button.
 ==== Drop-down menus ====
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 ==== Menu 1 ====
 In the first menu you can select one of three search methods:
-  * **Search (and)** \\ The standard selection is the search method ''AND''. A search operation of two or more search terms shows the titles that contain all the search terms entered. For example: ''einstein AND gravity'' searches for all titles that contain both ''einstein'' and ''gravity''.
+  * **Search (and)** \\ The standard selection is the search method ''AND''. A search for two or more search terms shows the titles that contain all the search terms entered. For example: ''einstein AND gravity'' searches for all titles that contain both ''einstein'' and ''gravity''.
   * **Search (or)** \\ In the menu you can also select the ''OR'' search method. A search operation with two or more search terms shows all titles that contain at least one of the search terms. For example: ''einstein OR gravity'' searches for all titles that contain either ''einstein'' or ''gravity'' or both.
   * **Browse** \\ With the selection ''Browse'' you can scan the index for the files in PiCarta for the search terms you have entered.

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