Advanced Search Tips

You can use the Verity Query Language search for terms that contain punctuation marks. You can also nest query terms within other query terms to build precise queries.

Examples of Advanced Search Techniques

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Search Term
Finds Pages That Contain…
either/or proposition
The phrase either/or proposition
rick\’s cafe
The phrase rick’s cafe
c:\\games
The string c:\games
cognisoft OR adobe AND verity
Stemmed variations of adobe and verity on the same page or stemmed variations of cognisoft
(cognisoft OR adobe) AND verity
Stemmed variations of cognisoft or verity and stemmed variations of adobe
((cognisoft OR adobe) AND verity) OR intel
Stemmed variations of cognisoft or verity and stemmed variations of adobe on the same page or stemmed variations of intel

Search Term	Finds Pages That Contain…
either/or proposition	The phrase either/or proposition
rick\’s cafe	The phrase rick’s cafe
c:\\games	The string c:\games
cognisoft OR adobe AND verity	Stemmed variations of adobe and verity on the same page or stemmed variations of cognisoft
(cognisoft OR adobe) AND verity	Stemmed variations of cognisoft or verity and stemmed variations of adobe
((cognisoft OR adobe) AND verity) OR intel	Stemmed variations of cognisoft or verity and stemmed variations of adobe on the same page or stemmed variations of intel