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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"/> <meta content="IE=edge" http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible"/> <meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" name="viewport"/> <title>Search Tips - Carnegie Mellon University</title> <meta content="Carnegie Mellon University" name="author"/> <link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,400italic,300italic,300,700,700italic" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link href="https://d3spy3s98rcqbd.cloudfront.net/css/search.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <link href="//www.cmu.edu/favicon.ico" rel="icon"/> <link href="//www.cmu.edu/favicon-152.png" rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed"/> <meta content="#9f0000" name="msapplication-TileColor"/> <meta content="//www.cmu.edu/favicon-144.png" name="msapplication-TileImage"/> <style> body:not(.touch) b { transition: none; } </style> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <header> <div class="roof red invert"> <div> <a class="wordmark" href="https://www.cmu.edu/">Carnegie Mellon University</a> </div> </div> </header> <div id="content"> <div class="content"> <div> <h1>Search Tips</h1> <h2>Use the following tips to improve the relevancy of search results.</h2> <h3>Search a Specific Section of Pages</h3> <h4>Title</h4> <ul> <li>A query starting with <em>allintitle:</em> will return聽results which contain all of the query words in the title. For instance, <em>allintitle:personal mention</em> will return only documents that have both "personal" and "mention" in the title. </li> <li>A query starting with <em>intitle:</em> will return聽results which contain that query word in the title. For instance, <em>intitle:personal mention</em> will return聽聽documents that mention the word "personal" in the title and "mention" anywhere in the document. </li> </ul> <h4>URL</h4> <ul> <li>A query starting with <em>allinurl:</em> will return聽聽results which contain all of the query words in the URL. For instance, <em>allintitle:personal mention</em> will return only documents that have both "personal" and "mention" in the URL. </li> <li>A query starting with <em>inurl:</em> will return聽聽results which contain that query word in the URL. For instance, <em>inurl:personal mention</em> will return聽聽documents that mention the word "personal" in the URL and "mention" anywhere in the document. </li> </ul> <h3>Combine Query Terms</h3> <ul> <li>By default, query terms generally have an <em>AND</em> relationship. That means both terms should be present in the results. A search request of <em>graduate education</em> is the same as a search request of <em>graduate AND education</em>. Just like a normal Google search, pages that do not include all words may also appear in search results. </li> <li>Use <em>OR</em> to find pages that contain any query terms. A search of <em>graduate OR education</em> would return pages that contain either (or possibly both) <em>graduate</em> or <em>education</em>. </li> <li>To search for an exact word or phrase, surround your query with double quotation marks e.g. "personal mention". </li> <li><em>AND</em> and <em>OR</em> are <strong>case-sensitive</strong>.</li> </ul> <h3>Supported Browsers</h3> <p>CMU's Web search is powered by Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) which supports the following browsers: </p> <ul> <li>The current and previous version of Google Chrome</li> <li>The current and previous version of Firefox</li> <li>Internet Explorer 10 and 11</li> <li>The current version of Microsoft Edge</li> <li>The current and previous version of Safari</li> </ul> <p>To ensure optimal functionality, make sure that <strong>JavaScript</strong> is enabled in your browser.</p> <h3>Pagination</h3> <ul> <li>Google Custom Search Engine returns a maximum of 100 results.</li> <li>You may notice that the number of available pages changes as you navigate through the pager. To quickly serve results, CSE returns an <em>estimated</em> number of results. This estimate may not be accurate. As you navigate through the pager, the exact number of results is returned. </li> </ul> <p></p> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="grey list"> <ul> <li><a href="https://search.cmu.edu">Basic Search</a></li> <li><a href="https://search.cmu.edu/advanced">Advanced Search</a></li> <li><a href="http://directory.andrew.cmu.edu">Directory Search</a></li> <li><a href="https://enr-apps.as.cmu.edu/open/SOC/SOCServlet/search">Course Search</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="grid column3 invert"> <div> <p>Carnegie Mellon University<br> 5000 Forbes Avenue<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15213<br> 412-268-2000</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/legal/" target="_blank">Legal Info</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cmu.edu/">www.cmu.edu</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li>© <span id="js-current-year">2019</span> Carnegie Mellon University</li> </ul> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <script> // ensure current year Copyright document.querySelector('#js-current-year').innerHTML = new Date().getFullYear(); </script> </body> </html>