Operators: AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR
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The AND, OR, NOT, and NEAR operators allow you to refine your search. The following table shows how to use each of these operators.
To insert an operator, in the navigation pane, click the Search tab and then click the right-arrow button next to the search field to add Boolean operators AND, OR, NEAR or NOT to your search.
Search for |
Example |
Results |
Both terms in the same topic |
dib AND palette –or– dib & palette |
Topics containing both the words "dib" and "palette." |
Either term in a topic |
raster OR vector –or– raster | vector |
Topics containing either the word "raster" or the word "vector." |
The first term without the second term |
ole NOT dde –or– ole ! dde |
Topics containing the word "OLE," but not the word "DDE." |
Both terms in the same topic, close together |
user NEAR kernel |
Topics containing the word "user" within eight words of the word "kernel." |