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Using Search
The search field is available in the help center toolbar. Enter your query in the field and click the Search button to view search results on the Search page.
The Search page contains a search field and the list of search result topics. Click on the title of a topic in the list to open the topic. After viewing a search result, click the icon again to return to the list of results.
Exact matches for a search word are highlighted both in the list of search results and when viewing the associated topic. The list of search results also contains topics where the search word is the first part of the word in the topic. For example, if you search for thing the results also list topics that contain things and similar words. Those words are not highlighted.
The following search rules apply:
Multiple search words and phrases have an implicit Boolean AND.
For example, a search for materials tracker finds all help topics containing materials and tracker. The words do not have to be next to each other.
To search for Help topics that have just one of multiple words, include a Boolean OR between the words.
For example, search for materials OR tracker to find all help topics that contain either materials or tracker.
To find an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in quotations.
For example, search for "materials tracker" to find all help topics containing the exact phrase materials tracker.
To search using a wildcard, enter a partial term ending with as asterisk.
For example, search for extr* to find all help topics that contain any term that starts with extr, such as extrude and extra.