Autodesk 507B1-90A211-1301 User Guide - Page 22

■ Allows you to perform a search for a phrase when the phrase is enclosed in double quotes. ■ Displays a ranked list of topics that contain the word or words entered in the keyword field. ■ Arranges the results alphabetically by title or by location if you click on the Title and Location column headings. Use Searches Use the Search tab to find relevant topics based on keywords that you enter. The basic search rules are as follows: ■ Type your keywords in uppercase or lowercase characters; searches are not case-sensitive. ■ Search for any combination of letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9). ■ Do not use punctuation marks such as a period, colon, semicolon, comma, hyphen, and single quotation marks; they are ignored during a search. ■ Group the elements of your search using double quotation marks or parentheses to set each element apart. Use Wild Card Characters You can use the following wild card characters in any keyword: Symbol Description * Replaces one or more characters when used at the beginning, middle, or end of a word. For example, "*lish", "p*lish", and "pub*" will all find "publish". Also, "an- no*" will find "annotative", "annotation", "annoupdate", "annoreset", and so on. ? Replaces a single character. For example, "cop?" will find "copy", but not "copy- base". ~ Expands the tense of the word at the be- ginning or end of a word. For example, "plotting~" will find "plots", "plotted", and so on. Also, "~plot" will find "preplot", "replot", and so on. Search for Phrases When searching for a phrase, use double quotation marks (" ") to enclose words that must appear next to each other in the specified sequence. For example, enter "specifying units of measurement" to find only topics with all those words in that order. If you don't use the quotation marks around that text, Help finds all topics containing any one of the listed words, that is, all topics containing "specifying", all topics containing "units", all topics containing "of", and all topics containing "measurement". TIP If you can't find the information you need through a search, try using the Contents tab. Use Boolean Operators With the AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR operators, you can precisely define your search by creating a relationship between search terms. The following table shows how you can use each of these operators. If no operator is 10 | Chapter 2 How to Get Assistance