Searching
You can search for text files using a single word, a phrase, or a list of words. You can also
perform an advanced search using a:
•
Document name and/or path
•
File type
•
Modified date
•
File size
•
Logical operations
and, or, not,
or
near
Documents generated with Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) may
have their Document Properties searched as well:
•
Title
•
Author
•
Subject
•
Keyword
To run a search
1. Choose Home from the Search option in the Tools menu or from the Search drop-
down on the toolbar.
The Search Homepage displays.
2. Enter the word or phrase you want in the “Search For:” box. Note you can use
logical operators (
and, or, not,
and
near
) between keywords to limit your search. For
example, you may specify “book
and
engineering
not
computer” to make a search
for files containing both “book” and “engineering” but excluding “computer”.
3. Click
Find.
Sharpdesk searches your index database(s) and displays a list of all the files that contain the
specified words. By default, files are sorted based on how closely a match was made.
Search Query Syntax
A simple search query consists of a group of words separated by spaces. Sharpdesk will search
the index(s) selected and return the files that contain all of the words. The words can be found
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