Table of Contents

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Part 1: Introduction

Searching with PLWeb

Text Database Fundamentals

Relevance Ranking

Intelligent Searching

Advanced Searching Tools

Part 2: Searching

Searching Basics

Using the Search Screen

Natural Language Queries

Understanding the Default Operator

Concept Search: Exploring a General Idea

Virtual Database: Searching Multiple Databases

Viewing Search Results

The Search Results Screen

Viewing Records

Using Search Advisors

What is an Advisor?

Finding Words Related to Your Query

Viewing a Database's Dictionary

Fuzzy Matching: Identifying Words with Similar Spelling

Using Query Operators

What is a Query Operator?

Word-Level Concept Searching

Searching with Boolean Logic

Using Wildcards

Searching for Words that are Near Each Other

Searching for an Exact Word

Searching for an Exact Phrase

Identifying Words with Similar Spelling

Searching Specific Fields for a Query Word

Restricting an Entire Query to Specific Fields

Combining Word-Level and Query-Level Field Restriction Operators

Using Partial Field Names

Searching Fields for Values and Value Ranges

Precedence Rules

Building a Complex Query

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