877EKM's tutorial for those who want to use the search button effectively:
There are 2 searches: Quick search & Advanced (magnify glass)
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Quick Search Guide:
-If you want to find a topic quickly (useful just to browse the topics) type some key words:
ex)
Protein Shake RecipieThe search will bring up anything containing "
protein" "
shake" "
recipie" in any order or anything containing just 1 of these words.
Search results: I don't know any good
recipies that are high in
protein. Yesterday I had a
shake.......
I bought a
shake and it was packed with
protein, but I can make better ones at home with my
recipieI made a good cookie
recipe, then I
shaked some sugar on top. Bad snack for a bodybuilder who needs
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You didn't find what you wanted? Put more detail and use quotes " "
Quotes tell the search to bring the exact phrase in the quotes
ex)
"protein shake recipies"--> Search will show up with topics with the exact phrase "
.. Protein shake recipies" Be precise with quotes and don't search backwards like "recipies shake protein".
Search result: Does anyone know of any
protein shake recipies?
I had some great
protein shake recipies but....
*Hint* Search is not case sensitive and it will search the entire forum for posts up to 9999 days old (roughly 27 years
)
Advanced Search-----------------
When the simple search fails, use the advanced. (Good for finding an old post)
Search For: Put your key words in here, and you can use quotes like the simple search. Next to it you can see a drop down box: Match all & Match exact
Match all: Will find the syntax (words) much like the simple search
Match exact: Uses the same feature like the quotes
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ex)
"Protein shake" recipe [match all words]
-->finds the phrase "
protein+shake" and
"recipe" in any order
Search Result:
I love shakes, especially
protein shakes. Man I wish I had a
recipie....
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ex) "bouncy shit" "scooby said" video [match exact words]
***will find the phrase in that order "bouncy..."->"scooby....."-->"video"***
Search Result:
Bouncy shit is what
Scooby said in his youtube
videoScooby's new video said
Bouncy shit. Can't believe
Scooby said that in his
video!!!
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By User: If you know who posted it, put there name.
ex) By User: 877EKM
-->brings stuff up by me
lets say you can't spell it, or don't know it exactly
ex)By User: Sc*
-->Using * puts in a wildcard, so the search will find anything with Sc*
Result: Brings posts by poster's Scooby, ScoobyFan, SCavenger
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Options: You can tell the search the key words either the message or topic
Search Order: How you want your results organized (i.e Most recent)
Board Search: Select which boards you want searched
Message Age: Searches 27 years of posts (internet hasn't been around for 27 years yet)
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