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- PROXIMITY SEARCHES
-
- In a NORMAL SEARCH, if you enter two or more words on the
- same line, they will be found any time they both occur
- anywhere on the same screen. The NORMAL SEARCH mode is
- automatically chosen. If you wish to switch back to it after
- making another choice, press the {F6} key.
- NOTE:
- When conducting any of the following proximity searches, the
- following rule applies: the more common the words in your
- search, the longer the search may take.
-
- To find an exact sentence or quotation (EXACT PHRASE
- SEARCH), press the {F7} key after you have typed in the
- phrase you wish to search for and {F5} to begin your search.
-
- To find words close to each other (WORD PROXIMITY SEARCH),
- press the {F8} key and type in within how many words apart
- from each other the words must be in order to be found, press
- {ENTER} and press the {F5} key to begin your search.
-
- To find words farther apart (SCREEN PROXIMITY SEARCH),
- press the {F9}
- key and type in within how many screens of each other the
- words must be in order to be found, press {ENTER} and
- press the {F5} key to begin your search.
-
- Punctuation and upper/lower case are both ignored.
-
- If at any time you are unsure about how to search for words,
- choose WORDS from the Main Menu and then press the help
- key {F1}. You will see the explanation of how to add and
- subtract words or lines of words.
-
- If you want to delete and re-type any line, press {F3}.
- You may use the {ARROW KEYS} to move from line to line to
- type in your request.
-
- WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED typing the words(s), name(s),
- phrase(s), etc. , you wish to find and you wish to begin
- your search, press {F5}. If you wish to make additional
- selections before beginning your search such as author,
- place of origin, time of publication, or category, press
- {ESC} to return to the Main Menu. Begin your search by
- pressing {F5}.
-
- If you choose to begin your search now, you will see the
- titles which contain the word or words you have selected and
- you may select one or more titles outlined above in the
- TITLES Screen section.
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