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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.
- You may select one or more of these listed titles from the
- TITLES Screen section.
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