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query language and acquaint you with the full power of Microsoft Index Server. |
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Look for words with the same
prefix. For example, in your query form type key*
to find key, keying, keyhole, keyboard, and so on. |
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Search for all forms of a word.
For example, in the form type sink** to find
sink, sinking, sank, and sunk. |
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Search with the keyword NEAR, rather than AND, for words close to each
other. For example, both of these queries, system and manager and system near
manager, look for the words system and manager on the same page. But with NEAR, the
returned pages are ranked in order of proximity: The closer together the words are, the
higher the rank of that page. |
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Refine your queries with the AND
NOT keywords to exclude certain text from your search. For example, if you want to find
all instances of surfing but not the Net, write the following query:
surfing AND NOT the Net |
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Add the OR keyword to find all
instances of either one word or another, for example: Abbott
OR Costello
This query finds all pages that mention Abbott or Costello or both. |
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Put quotation marks around
keywords if you want Index Server to take them literally. For instance, if you type the
following query:"system near manager"
Index Server will literally look for the complete phrase system near manager
But if you type the same query without the quotation marks:
system near manager Index Server
searches all documents for the words system and manager. |
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Use Free Text Queries if you want
to enter queries using natural language. Index Server will examine your query, extract
nouns and noun phrases and construct a query for you. With free text queries you can enter
any text you want, from a proper question, to a string of words and phrases, without
worrying about the query language. For example, if you type in the following query:
"How do I use the Index Server administration
snap-in?"Index Server will
create a query for you automatically and begin the search. Note that when you're using
free text queries, the regular query language features are disabled and keywords such as AND,
OR, and NEAR are interpreted as normal words. |
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The
results are presented in date sequence. The latest article matching your query will be
presented first |
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The
relevance of the results found are indicated by the score. A maximum of 5 out of 5
indicate an exact match:
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