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Revision as of 22:18, 28 January 2006

Advanced search

To use the advanced search options press the Advanced search button or the search button without typing anything in the Search field. You will see a complete form that makes it easier to do advanced searches.

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  • These words can appear anywhere in the post works in the same way as the Search field: one or more words you type in here will be found in all the places in the post they appear.
  • This exact phrase must appear in the post searches for an exact phrase in the post
  • You should use These words should NOT be included if there are any particular words you don't want included in the search
  • Posts must be newer / older than this narrows down the number of posts searching according to time limits.
  • Choose which forums to search allows searching only in one forum
  • These words should be in the subject narrows down the number of posts found to those containing a given word/phrase in the forum subject
  • This name should match the author allows searching for the posts by one author