Using the Search Criteria Boolean Search (Step #2), you can build a query using the advanced Search syntax.

Boolean and Proximity Operators

Boolean and proximity operators can be used to create a more precise query.

To search for	Example	Results
both terms in the same page	access and basic -or- access & basic	pages with both the words "access" and "basic"
either term in a page	cgi or isapi -or- cgi | isapi	pages with the words "cgi" or "isapi"
the first term without the second term	access and not basic -or- access & ! basic	pages with the word "access" but not "basic"
both terms in the same page, close together	excel near project -or- excel ~ project	pages with the word "excel" near the word "project"

Tips:

• You can use parentheses to nest expressions within a query. The expressions in parentheses are evaluated before the rest of the query.
• Use double quotes (") to indicate that a boolean or near operator keyword should be ignored in your query. For example, "Abbot and Costello" will match pages with the phrase, not pages that match the boolean expression.
• The Near operator returns a match if the words are within 50 words of each other.
• The Not operator can only be used after an And operator in content queries; it can only be used to exclude pages that match a previous content restriction. For property value queries, the Not operator can be used apart from the And operator