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*There should be a small search box at the side of the screen, marked ''search'', followed by '''Go''' and '''Search'''. Just type what you're looking for into the ''search box'' and press the ''Enter'' key. Or, click '''''Go''''' or '''''Search'''''. | *There should be a small search box at the side of the screen, marked ''search'', followed by '''Go''' and '''Search'''. Just type what you're looking for into the ''search box'' and press the ''Enter'' key. Or, click '''''Go''''' or '''''Search'''''. | ||
The difference between '''Go''' (same as enter) and '''Search''' is that '''Go''' first looks for an article with the given string as its title, and if one is found immediately goes to the indicated article. If '''Go''' fails to find an article, it then automatically executes '''Search''' which is a full-text search for the given words. Important search tips: | The difference between '''Go''' (same as enter) and '''Search''' is that '''Go''' first looks for an article with the given string as its title, and if one is found immediately goes to the indicated article. If '''Go''' fails to find an article, it then automatically executes '''Search''' which is a full-text search for the given words. Important search tips: | ||
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''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Searching wikimedia:Help:Searching]'' | ''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Searching wikimedia:Help:Searching]'' | ||
| + | == Email Archives == | ||
| + | Google can help you search our email archives. | ||
| + | * [http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/refinesearch.html#domain Googles help on Domain Searching] | ||
| + | * use '''site:lists.freegeek.org''' as the domain to search the list archives | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:03, 23 August 2006
FreekiWiki
- There should be a small search box at the side of the screen, marked search, followed by Go and Search. Just type what you're looking for into the search box and press the Enter key. Or, click Go or Search.
The difference between Go (same as enter) and Search is that Go first looks for an article with the given string as its title, and if one is found immediately goes to the indicated article. If Go fails to find an article, it then automatically executes Search which is a full-text search for the given words. Important search tips:
- When FreekiWiki Search is disabled for performance reasons, Go can still be used to look up titled pages.
- Don't search for only words in quotes. Try the search without quotes first. If that's not good enough, put as many words as possible outside the quotes or add some more to narrow the search.
- While Go is usually, but not always, case insensitive, Search is always case insensitive. More detail about case sensitivity is provided below.
- Search is treated as a secondary function of the MediaWiki software and is sometimes unreliable and even completely disabled for performance reasons. If you can't find something you're expecting to find, please try an external search engine.
Part of this page has been copied to Wikipedia:Searching and adapted for FreekiWiki in general. When you want to edit the text, compare the two pages to see where the edit can best be made.
Email Archives
Google can help you search our email archives.
- Googles help on Domain Searching
- use site:lists.freegeek.org as the domain to search the list archives