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Search the Online Help System

To find information, you can use:

Contents	Index	Glossary	Search

• Contentsare much like a table of contents, or a map of the documentation. Clicking an entry brings you to that topic.
  
• Index is a searchable list of keywords. When you click a keyword the associated topic will open. If there is more than one associated topic, the links are listed in a menu. The index can be the most reliable way to find a standard term, as search can return more but less focused results.
• Glossary is a list of terminology and acronyms used throughout the documentation.
• Search is a quick and powerful way to find information in the documentation. Simply enter one or more keywords in the search field and click the Search button or press Enter. Search results show the topic title, listed in a ranked order. The results also include an excerpt of the paragraph which contains the matched search term. Clicking an entry opens the topic with the search results highlighted. The highlighting may be turned off by pressing the button at the top of the help window.
  
  

Features of the search function include:

• Case insensitive ("Run" and "run" are the same)
• Phrase search: type a string to find a term
• Matches variant endings ("run" will find "runner", "running", and "runs")
• Boolean Operators are supported: AND (+, &, and; inferred by a space between terms), OR (including |), NOT (use a ^ or !), ()
• Partial-word search, strings of 4 or more characters
• Wildcard search is not supported

Syntax for an effective Search.

Variable	Description	Example
	Search for one or more words. When a group of words are entered into the search field, "and" is inferred.	cat dog mouse
" " (wrap a string in quotes)	Search for a phrase. The search engine ignores certain commonly used words. For example, a, an, the, of, to, be, you, your, when, however, for, that, can (and more). If your search results are not successful, delete some of the less important words.	Successful: "Pipe Network Functions" Unsuccessful: "what is the list of Pipe Network Functions"
OR, | (pipe symbol)	Search for "either of" or "any of" specific strings.	cat or dog or mouse "windy day"|"cumulus cloud"
AND, +, &	Search for two or more specific strings. This is inferred by a space between words.	cat And dog "windy day"+rain "noodle soup"&"animal crackers"
NOT, !	Search for all topics that do not contain a given word or phrase.	not fish ! flood
^ (carat symbol)	Search for all topics that contain one string but do not contain another.	cat ^ mouse
( )	Combinations of the above.	cat and (dog or mouse) cat or dog (! fish)

About Rankings

Results returned are case insensitive. However, ranked results take into consideration case matches and assigns higher scores. Therefore, a search for “motion” followed by a search for “Motion” would return the same number of help topics, but the order in which topics display are different.

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• Use the lists of Figures, Tables and Concepts
  Select the Figures, Tables and Conceptsavailable near the bottom of the Contents to display the complete list.

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