Type the word(s) you want to find (computer software database). Additional options:
| To find | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| variations of a word (computer, computing, computation) | the beginning of the word followed by * | comput* |
| words together, in order | a phrase within quotes | "computer software" |
| either word (or both) | OR between the words | computer OR software |
| both words, anywhere | the words separated by a space | computer software |
| one word but not another word | space-hyphen immediately before the word to exclude | computer -software |
| words near each other (within a specified number of words) |
wN between the words, where N is the number of words |
computer w5 software |
| words near each other in order (preceding within a specified number of words) |
pN between the words, where N is the number of words |
computer p5 software |