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Fine-Tuning Your Searches: tlie Excite Advanced Query Language

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Advanced Search Tips

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The easiest way to narrow your Excite search — and the first thing you should try — is to simply use morę words in your ąuery. The greater the detail you provide, the better Excite is able to find precisely what you're looking for. Ais o try using the Query By Example option on the search results page.

Use + to Reąuire Words

Put a plus sign (+) in front of a search word and Excite will make surę that ALL of the documents it retums contain the word. Example search: Travel +France.

Use - to Exclude Words

Put a minus sign (-) in front of a search word and Excite will make surę that NONĘ of the documents it retums contain the word. Example search: Jaguar -car - automobile s.

Use AND, OR, NOT, AND NOT, ()

Excite supports fuli Boolean operators and syntax. You can use the AND, OR, NOT, and AND NOT operators, and parentheses () for grouping. Example search: swimming AND (man OR woman).