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QuickFinder Operators - Information From WP H
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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:41:42 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 6.0 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: QuickFinder Operators

Purpose
Use the Operators to search for specific patterns of words or phrases.

Steps
1      Choose File Manager from the File menu, then choose QuickFinder.

2      Choose Search For, then Operators,

3      Select from the following options:

      SELECT                  TO
      Operators                  Specify search operators in your search, see the example table below.

      Document Components      Specify which parts of a document to search.

      Case Sensitivity      Make the search case sensitive.

      Closeness of Words      Specify how close together the search words must be. For example, if you choose Sentence, your search will look for words you specify in the same sentence.

If you selected operators, choose from the following options:

      OPERATOR      EXAMPLE                  FINDS
      And (&)      mountain & bike      Files containing the words "mountain" and "bike." The words can be anywhere in the document.

      Or (|)      mountain | bike      Files that contain the words "mountain" or "bike" or both words. The words can be anywhere in the document.

      Not (!)      mountain ! bike      Files with the word "mountain" but not "bike".

      Match      mountain?                  Files that contain the word "mountain"
      Single                              in the beginning and a single character
character (?)                        (for example, "mountains").

      Match      t?n                        Files that contain 3 letter words that
      Single                              start with "t" and end with "n" (for
      character (?)                        example, tin, ton, and "tan"). Each question mark represents one character.

      Match      mountain*                  Files containing all variations of words
      multiple                              that begin with "mountain" and end with
      characters                        other characters (for example, "mountainous").

To use a document summary search operator,

1      Insert the search operator, type a space, then type the word or words you are searching for (for example, /descriptivename John Doe).

See Also
      QuickFinder Index Options in the WP Help screens

Note: This information was taken directly from the WP Help screens.

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