Searching
The Search facility allows you to quickly locate every occurrence of a particular word or series of words within the text of one or more books.
What do you want to Search for?
The first step is to enter the word, or words for which you wish to search.
| 1.Click on the "blue binoculars" search button |  |
| 2.The search window appears. The
first box, at the top left of the window, asks you what you wish to search for. 3.Type in the word or phrase you are searching for. Notice how, as you type, the computer attempts to locate the word you are typing in the scrolling list at the bottom right-hand side of the screen, called a "word-wheel". The "word-wheel" is a list of all the words in the current book. If a word is not found in this list, it doesn’t appear in the book, so you don’t need to spend time searching for it! |
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Having entered your search word or phrase you should decide where you wish to search. You have a number of options, choose the most appropriate by clicking in the radio button next to it.
Current Book
Searches just in the current book. This is the default.
All Books in Group
Search across all the books on the
current desktop.
Selected Areas (of the current book)
Allows you to search across selected chapters or areas of a book, rather
than the entire book. You might choose to search just chapters one and two for example, or
only one particular section of statute or commentary.
Selected Books
Allows you to specify one or more books to search, chosen from all of those
available on the current desktop.
Everything Available in the Library
Searches all the books on all the available desktops. A very comprehensive
search across everything you have access to within bos.
Having entered your search word or phrase, and decided where you want to search, you need to decide exactly how you wish to search for the words.
| You can either look for the words appearing together in order, as a phrase, or specify that your words only have to appear within the same paragraph. |  |
Words Appearing in Order
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Searches for words in the precise order you entered
them. Ideal when looking for a fixed phrase or term, such as "sale of goods" or
"landlord and tenant". This is a very specific search but may be a good one with which to begin. |
Words in any order within the same paragraph
| Searches for words in any order, as long as they all appear within the same paragraph in the book. This is a more general search, useful for picking out related words in proximity to each other. |  |
TIP!
Remember that successful searching is more of an art form than an exact science. Be prepared to experiment and try different combinations of words. The more you practice the easier it gets…
