How to format search criteria

You can enter a keyword or text. If you enter punctuation, that punctuation is considered part of the search.

You can use these operators to further define your search:

•      AND: When you add “AND” between values, the system searches for news stores that contain all of the search values.

If you enter several values without an AND, then the AND is assumed. If the values meet the criteria of a keyword, then they are treated as such. “Financial Currency” is an example.

•      OR: When you add “OR” between values, the system searches for news stores that contain any of the values.

Including OR in your search indicates that you want to search for everything before the OR and everything after the OR. For example, if you enter: Japanese or American car and production, then any story that includes “Japanese” is returned and any story that includes “American car and production” is returned.

•      EXC: When you add “EXC” before a value, the system searches for stories that do not include the value following the EXC.

This is the only operator that can begin your search criteria. If you begin the search with AND or OR, they are ignored.

•      - : Adding a hyphen in front of a value works the same way as EXC.

If you enter a hyphen followed directly by a value without a space in between, it is treated as EXC.

•      “ ”: When you place single or double quotes around a value, the system searches for stories that include that exact phrase.