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What is the most accurate way of typing in your query? The most accurate way to search is to identify phrases within your query. Examples:- "game reserve" "Northern Province" "national soccer team" "match scores" "tax form" "capital gains" The use of phrases will give you results which include all the words, thus focusing your search. Back to the top How do I know if a specific term should be typed as one or two words? Ananzi's search will find words that are sometimes written as two words and other times written as one word. Examples:- SA matches S A Windows98 matches Windows 98 BusinessDay matches Business Day Back to the top How many words should I include in my query? Try not to make your search too broad. Rather use a few words to specify exactly what you require - however not exceeding three or four words per search. Examples:- yacht basin, Cape Town (instead of yachting) baked cheese cake, recipe (instead of baking) Back to the top How do I use AND as a search operator? Instead of using the word and, you should use the "+" operator. Examples:- "horse trails" +Lesotho mountains By using the + operator, you are making sure that certain keywords and phrases are included in the results. In the above example, mountains is a preferred word but may not show in the results. (Please note that there are no spaces between the "+" sign and the word to be included) Back to the top How do I use NOT as a search operator? Instead of using the word not, you should use the "-" operator. Examples:- "wine farms" -Stellenbosch By using the - operator, you are making sure that certain keywords and phrases are excluded from the results. In the above example, Stellenbosch would be omitted from any sites returned in the results. (Please note that there are no spaces between the "-" sign and the word to be excluded) Back to the top Should I include punctuation when typing a phrase? To search for a phrase, surround the words with quotation marks. Example:- "sports events" - results will return documents which include both words together, thus focusing your search. sports events - results might include documents related to sports injuries or events of the second World War. Back to the top Can I search within results? By using the pipe symbol ("|"), you can add new keywords and phrases to search your results. (Please note that there are no spaces between the "|" sign and the word to be added) Examples:- tennis|raquet The above example finds results on tennis sites and then focuses on finding sites that include raquets, within the first set of results. "clothing stores"|"leather trousers" The first set of results would return sites on clothing stores and then go on to find sites that include leather pants within those results. (Please note: press Shift-backslash keys to type pipe symbol) Back to the top Should I use capital letters when typing proper names? You should capitalise proper names. Examples:- Oxford Road instead of oxford road, which might give you results on Oxford University, the National Roads Act, etc. South Africa instead of south africa - you might get results about the South Pole or the African Anteater Back to the top When should I type words in capital letters? If capital letters are used, your search becomes case sensitive and results returned will only include exact matches. Use lowercase letters for case-insensitive matches. Examples:- ANC will return more accurate results related to the political organisation than anc Bread will also return fewer results than bread Back to the top Should I include punctuation when typing many proper names? Separate related or unrelated proper names with a comma. Examples:- Johannesburg, South Africa Michael Jordan, Ellis Park Stadium If you exclude the comma, the search tries to match both names together as a single phrase and you might not get any results. Back to the top Can I use numbers and words together in a search? You can search for mixed alphanumeric terms. Examples:- 60km per hour 100watt light bulb 450MHz processor Back to the top Should I use special characters in my search? The use of special characters, such as accented European characters, will give you a more exact match within your results. Examples:- café instead of cafe piñata instead of pinata décor instead of decor Back to the top What is word stemming and how does that affect my search? By entering a search word, the results will include any grammatical narrations of that word. Examples:- house matches houses, which matches housing think matches thought The above feature forms part of a normal and not advanced search. Back to the top How do I search for titles of web sites? Each web page should have a title, which can be seen at the top of your browser window. These titles are searchable. Place the word title before keywords and phrases. Examples:- title:"personal finance portfolios" You can use a combination of keywords, phrases and search operators in your search title:+"Michael Jackson"+Thriller Back to the top How do I search within a particular site? To search within one site, type +site: followed by the domain name of the site and keywords and phrases, using search operators. Examples:- +site:www.ananzi.co.za +South Africa You would like to search within www.ananzi.co.za for documents on South Africa. +site:www.exclusivebooks.com +Shakespeare You want to search within www.exclusivebooks.com for documents on Shakespeare. Back to the top How do I search within a particular URL? Every web page has a unique address, which is called it's URL. An example would be: http://www.ananzi.co.za/sport/events.html To search within a particular URL, type +URL: followed by keywords and phrases. Examples:- +URL:sport +events In this example, web pages containing sport in the URL as well as the word events within the text of the page, are returned in the results. Back to the top How do I search for particular links within web pages? Links can come in the form of buttons, graphics or underlined text. When clicked, these links take you to other pages within the current site or pages on other sites. Type +link: followed by the URL of the site you are interested in. Examples:- +link:www.ananzi.co.za -www.ananzi.co.za In this example, you are searching for web pages that contain links to www.ananzi.co.za, but want to exclude the actual www.ananzi.co.za web site. The above example is very useful for web site owners who want to find out how many other sites link to theirs. Back to the top How do I check if my site has been submitted to Ananzi's SA Directory? To search for your site, type +site:, followed by the domain name of the site. Please make sure that you have ticked the SA Directory button above the search box. Examples:- +site:www.brabys.co.za You would like to search for www.brabys.co.za in the SA Directory section of Ananzi If you cannot find your site and would like to submit to Ananzi, click here... Back to the top Did you know that you can do a search within Ananzi's SA Directory? And you get great, quality results! A SA Directory search may give you better results than a search on the SA Web. This is due to to the fact that each site within the directory has been manually checked and categorised. Directory searches rely on the site name and a brief one line description of the site. If the results do not produce the correct information, it might be due to an inaccurate description submitted by the site owners or it could be that the site you are looking for, has not been submitted to Ananzi. Each search box, within the Ananzi site, will give you the option to search the directory. Just tick the SA Directory circular [radio] button and type in your search. It's as easy as that! Back to the top |
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