DOCUMENT:Q145800 01-JUN-2001 [homemm] TITLE :Pregnancy: "Find" Tips and Tricks PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles PROD/VER:WINDOWS:95 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Pregnancy and Child Care, Preview on MSN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The Find By Word feature included in Microsoft Pregnancy and Child Care supports the use of search operators. MORE INFORMATION ================ Before using the tips and tricks listed below, make sure the "Search article text instead of article titles" check box is selected. The option is available at the bottom of the Find By Word dialog box. If you use the Find By Word feature, you can narrow the scope of a full-text search by using the search operators AND, OR, ? and * When you enter the search text, you can enter an operator in either lowercase or uppercase letters. For example, "and" (without the quotation marks) is the same as "AND". By default, multiple search operators are evaluated from left to right. You can use parentheses ( ) to specify a different order. NOTE: Operators within parentheses are evaluated first. This Example Searches For -------------------------------------------------------------------- baby AND food Articles containing both the word "baby" and the word "food." baby food Articles containing "baby" and "food" (same as "baby AND food" above). AND is the default operator. baby OR food Articles containing "baby" or "food" or both. (baby OR system) reproductive Articles containing the word "baby" or "system" and also containing the word "reproductive". reproduc* Articles containing words that begin with "reproduc" such as reproduction, reproductive, and reproduce. ("*", asterisk, is a multiple-character wildcard operator that is used to find all words that begin with the same letters. reproduc? Articles containing words that begin with "reproduc" and end with 1 character such as reproduce. ("?",question mark, is a single- character wildcard operator that is used to find all words that begin with the same letters but have only one character at the end.) Stop-Word List -------------- Microsoft Pregnancy and Child Care will not look for words that are in its stop-word list. These are commonly used words that if used, can severely lengthen the search time. The stop-word list contains the following words: a also an and are as at be by can for from have if in is it may not of on or that the their their this to when with you your Additional query words: 1.0multi media multimedia multi-media mmtitles kbmm finds searching searches search searched finding found ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbMSNSearch Version : WINDOWS:95 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.