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Wildcards

Wildcard operators help you find pages containing words similar to a given word.

To Search For	Example	Results
Words with the same prefix	`comput*`	Pages with words that have the prefix “comput,” such as “computer,” “computing,” and so on
Words based on the same stem word	`fly**`	Pages with words based on the same stem as “fly,” such as “flying,” “flown,” “flew,” and so on

Boolean and Proximity Operators

Boolean and proximity operators can create a more precise query.

To Search For	Example	Results
Both terms in the same page	`access and basic` —Or— `access & basic`	Pages with both the words “access” and “basic”
Either term in a page	`cgi or isapi` —Or— `cgi \| isapi`	Pages with the words “cgi” or “isapi”
The first term without the second term	`access and not basic` —Or— `access & ! basic`	Pages with the word “access” but not “basic”
Pages not matching a property value	`not @size = 100` —Or— `! @size = 100`	Pages that are not 100 bytes
Both terms in the same page, close together	`excel near project` —Or— `excel ~ project`	Pages with the word “excel” near the word “project”