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Query Modifiers
| Name | Symbol | Description |
| Quotation Marks | " " | Quotation marks are used to denote exact phrases. |
| Plus Operator | + | The plus operator placed before a word or phrase requires that all returned pages contain that search term. |
| Minus Operator | - | The minus operator placed before a word or phrase excludes all documents containing that search term. |
| Wildcards | * | Use an asterisk to find pages containing words that begin or end with the same letters. |
Boolean Operators
| Keyword | Symbol | Action |
| AND | & | Finds only documents containing all of the specified words or phrases. |
| OR | | | Finds documents containing at least one of the specified words or phrases. |
| NOT | ! | Excludes documents containing the specified word or phrase. |
| NEAR | ~ | Finds documents containing both specified words or phrases within 10 words of each other. |
| ( ) | Use brackets to group complex boolean phrases. |