All three of the name fields have two different types of searching: Exact Match and Advanced. Exact Match searches will search for a name in the order you entered it. You will need to enter it Last Name first. For example, if you enter:
The system will return documents belonging to Benjamin Franklin but not Franklin Roosevelt.
'Advanced' searches work more like an Internet search engine. The order of the words doesn't matter. For example, if you enter:
The system will return document belonging to Benjamin Franklin and Franklin Roosevelt and Benjamin Moore.
Wild Cards
The * character is a wild card character. It can be used in both Exact Match searches and Advanced searches. It can be substituted for any other character or characters. For example, if you enter:
The system will return documents belonging to Benjamin Franklin, Ben Frank, and Bennie Frankenstein. This can be useful if you are unsure about spelling.
Advanced Search Operators
Performing Advanced searches will return documents containing any of the words you entered. By using certain modifiers, or operators, you can focus your search.
+
The + operator tells the system that this word must appear in the document. For example, if you enter:
Franklin +Benjamin | Advanced |
The system will return documents belonging to Benjamin Franklin, but not Franklin Roosevelt, because Benjamin must appear in the document.
-
The - operator tells the system that this word must NOT appear in the document. For example, if you enter:
Franklin -Benjamin | Advanced |
The system will return documents belonging to Franklin Roosevelt, but not Benjamin Franklin.