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You type	Documents will be retrieved if they contain:
`"star wars"`	The exact phrase "star wars" regardless of capitalization.
`star wars`	All the words typed i.e. star AND wars regardless of capitalization but not necessarily together or in any order.
`star \| wars`	Any one of the words typed i.e. either the word star OR the word wars regardless of capitalization.
`star -wars`	The word star, but NOT the word wars

Wildcard Characters

Wildcard What it does

Wildcard	What it does
`*` (Asterisk)	Matches any group of characters. For example, searching for `comp` finds documents containing any word starting with the letters `comp`, such as computer, company, or comptroller. Searching for `comper` finds documents containing any word starting with `comp` and ending in `er`, such as computer or `comptroller`, but not company.

* (Asterisk)

Matches any group of characters.

For example, searching for comp* finds documents containing any word starting with the letters comp, such as computer, company, or comptroller.

Searching for comp*er finds documents containing any word starting with comp and ending in er, such as computer or comptroller, but not company.

Tip: When searching, don't enter plural forms such as crimes because only documents with crimes (plural) will be found.

If you enter crime* (singular with wildcard), you will retrieve documents with both crime and crimes.

Grouping

Grouping allows you to form complex queries from the simple operators explained above.

You type Documents will be retrieved if they contain:

You type	Documents will be retrieved if they contain:
`(star wars) \| (cloud city)`	Both the words star AND wars OR both the words cloud AND city. Documents with all words (star, wars, cloud, and city) will be retrieved.

(star wars) | (cloud city)

Both the words star AND wars OR both the words cloud AND city.

Documents with all words (star, wars, cloud, and city) will be retrieved.

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