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Are there instructions as to how to use the search terms field to delineate multi-work strings and other techniques to fine tune search results?
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DU Advanced Search Tips (Original Post)
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2020
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One of them. I tried single quotes and it didn't work, like Google searches.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2020
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ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)1. Put phrases inside quotes?
Is that what you are asking?
TheBlackAdder
(28,181 posts)2. One of them. I tried single quotes and it didn't work, like Google searches.
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This would be all the little tricks, such as strings, not words, which should be a - in front.
I try them out and they either don't work or I get zero results returned.
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Kali
(55,007 posts)3. the google search seems to work better for subjects or phrases (or two authors in a thread, using +)
advanced search is best for a particular author, leaving the "search terms" box blank