The following search modes are available:
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Option |
Description |
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Use stemming for all words (~) |
When this mode is selected, all grammatical variations of specified words entered will be included in the search results. For example, you can search for "apply" and the results will contain variations such as "applying", "applies", and "applied". When this search mode is selected, place the ~ character after the word you want to perform a stemming search on. |
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Search using synonyms (&) |
When this mode is selected, all synonyms of specified words entered will be included in the search results. When this search mode is selected, place the & character after the word you want to perform a synonym search on. |
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Fuzzy searching (misspellings) (%) |
When this mode is selected, all similar words close to specified words entered will be included in the search results. When this search mode is selected, place the % character after the word you want to perform a fuzzy search on. This is helpful to look for words when spelling may not be accurate. |
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Less/More |
When the Fuzzy searching (misspellings) (%) option is selected, this option is enabled. You can select on the sliding scale less or more of fuzzy search threshold. The more the threshold, the more hits that will be generated. The scale is from 0-7. The number selected on the scale is the number of characters that can be incorrect and still return an object. A 0 threshold will require an exact match for the word entered. |