Query Terms
By default, CFNC Search (powered by
Google) returns only pages that include all of
your search terms. You do not need to include
'AND' between terms. The order of search terms
affects the search results. To further restrict
a search, just include more terms.
CFNC Search may ignore common words and
characters such as where and how and other
digits and letters that slow down a search
without improving the results.
If a common word is essential to getting
the results you want, you can include the word
by putting a plus sign (+) in front of it. Make
sure to include a space before the plus sign.
For example, to ensure that Google includes the
'I' in a search for 'Star Wars Episode I', enter
the search query as follows:
Star Wars Episode +I
Special Characters: Query Term
Separators
By default, non-alphanumeric characters
in a search query separate the query terms in
the same way as space characters. The following
characters are exceptions:
double quote mark (" ) : Used
as a special query term for phrase searches as described below.plus sign (+) : Treated as a Boolean
ANDminus sign or hyphen (-) : Treated as
part of a query term if there is no space
preceeding it. A hyphen that is preceded by
a space is the Exclude Query Term
operator.decimal point (.) : Treated a query
term separator unless it is part of a number
(e.g., 250.01).ampersand (&) : Treated as another
character in the query term in which it is
included.
If a document contains a number, with or
without a decimal point, that has letters
immediately before or after it, the letters are
treated as a separate word or words. For
example, the string 802.11a is indexed as two
separate words, 802.11 and a.
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