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Formatting Search Terms |
Introduction |
This section gives tips for formatting keywords for effective searching in STN Easy. |
Formatting tips |
Follow these tips when formatting keywords for searching in STN Easy. |
For keywords | Formatting tip | Example |
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With variable forms and endings |
Use right-hand truncation symbols at the end of the word stem:
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grow* (or grow?) Retrieves records containing the words grow, growth, grows, growing |
Which should appear as a phrase, with words side by side, in the order typed | Enclose the words in quotation marks |
"aloe vera" Retrieves records containing the phrase aloe vera |
Commonly used in singular and plural forms |
Set STN Easy preferences as follows: |
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With standard abbreviations in the CAplus file |
Set STN Easy preferences as follows: |