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This video tutorial shows you how to search Xstreet in a few easy steps! | |||
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* Basic search | |||
* Advanced search | |||
* Category browsing | |||
* A couple examples of Boolean operators to help you narrow down results | |||
* The Featured Marketplace on the front page of Xstreet! | |||
== Advanced options == | |||
Xstreet's search functionality supports the following Boolean search operators: | Xstreet's search functionality supports the following Boolean search operators: | ||
* '''Natural Language Search''' | * '''Natural Language Search''' - Enter keywords or a phrase without any operators to perform a weighted natural language search with the most relevant records displayed first. | ||
* '''Exact Phrase''' | * '''Exact Phrase''' - Enclose a phrase in double quotes to perform an exact match search. Example: <code>"magic box"</code> | ||
* '''Required Words''' | * '''Required Words''' - Any word preceded by a plus sign (+) is considered required. Example: <code>magic +box</code> | ||
* '''Unwanted Words''' | * '''Unwanted Words''' - Any word preceded by a minus sign (-) is considered unwanted. Example: <code>magic -box</code> | ||
* '''Negated Words''' | * '''Negated Words''' - Any word preceded by a tilde (~) has its relevance lowered. It effectively lowers relative ranking of records containing the word. Example: <code>magic ~box</code> | ||
* '''Stemming''' | * '''Stemming''' - Any word root followed by an asterisk (*) matches occurrences of the root followed by any suffix: Example: <code>box*</code> matches <code>boxes</code>, <code>boxed</code>, <code>boxing</code>, etc. | ||
Operators can be combined in a single search. | Operators can be combined in a single search for extra power user awesomeness. | ||
[[Category:Knowledge Base]] | [[Category:Knowledge Base]] | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 22 October 2009
This video tutorial shows you how to search Xstreet in a few easy steps!
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- Basic search
- Advanced search
- Category browsing
- A couple examples of Boolean operators to help you narrow down results
- The Featured Marketplace on the front page of Xstreet!
Advanced options
Xstreet's search functionality supports the following Boolean search operators:
- Natural Language Search - Enter keywords or a phrase without any operators to perform a weighted natural language search with the most relevant records displayed first.
- Exact Phrase - Enclose a phrase in double quotes to perform an exact match search. Example:
"magic box" - Required Words - Any word preceded by a plus sign (+) is considered required. Example:
magic +box - Unwanted Words - Any word preceded by a minus sign (-) is considered unwanted. Example:
magic -box - Negated Words - Any word preceded by a tilde (~) has its relevance lowered. It effectively lowers relative ranking of records containing the word. Example:
magic ~box - Stemming - Any word root followed by an asterisk (*) matches occurrences of the root followed by any suffix: Example:
box*matchesboxes,boxed,boxing, etc.
Operators can be combined in a single search for extra power user awesomeness.