Search guidelines

1. Keyword search
This might be the default way to use a search engine. Simply enter one or more keywords and the search engine will return all pages that contain either all keywords or at least one keyword.

2. Wildcard search
By default, the search engine searches for exact keywords only. This means that a search for igi will not return pages containing the words digicam or digitherm. However, if you want to search for all words that begin with igi, you can add an asterisk (*) after the keyword (igi* instead of igi). Of course, you can also put the wildcard in front of a keyword or in the middle of a keyword.

3. Phrase search
Sometimes you only need results that include an exact phrase. E.g. searching for LiteMapper would also return the page of an event with LiteMapper. To narrow your results, simply put quotation marks around your search term ("LM"instead of LM) and the search engine will only return pages that contain the exact phrase.

4. Forcing a keyword
This feature is particularly useful when you are searching for multiple keyword but still want ensure that a page contains a certain keyword. To force a keyword, put a plus (+) in front of it (without space). E.g. if you want to know about IGIplan versions, you are basically looking for pages that contain either the word IGIplan and the word version. Therefor your search term should be IGIplan +version.

5. Excluding a keyword

To exclude a keyword, put a minus (-) in front of it. Thus, pages containing this keyword will not be returned.