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Property searches follow the rules mentioned in
property searches as an exclusion query or OR query, and phrases can be used as query. For
example, the following line will search for all PDF or HTML documents containing the word
"apple" whose author property contains "john" and whose title does not contain the word "oranges."
apple ext:pdf OR ext:html author:john -title:oranges
Setting Search and Indexing Preferences
Use the Search Preferences dialog box to set search and indexing preferences. To open Search
Preferences, click Computer > More Applications > System > Beagle Settings. You can also click
Search > Preferences in the Desktop Search dialog box.
On the Search tabbed page, click Start search & indexing services automatically to start the search
daemon when you log in (this is selected by default). You can also choose the keystrokes that will
display the Desktop Search window by specifying any combination of Ctrl, Alt, and a function key.
F12 is the default keystroke.
On the Indexing tabbed page, you can choose to index your home directory (selected by default), to
not index your home directory, and to add additional directories to index. Make sure you have rights
to the directories you add. You can also specify resources that you don't want indexed (see
"Preventing Files and Directories from Being Indexed," on page 25
Preventing Files and Directories from Being Indexed
Use the Search Preferences dialog box to specify resources that you don't want indexed. These
resources can include directories, patterns, mail folders, or types of objects.
1 Click Computer > More Applications > System > Beagle Search Tool.
2 Click Search > Preferences.
3 On the Indexing tabbed page, click Add in the Privacy section.
4 Select a resource to exclude from indexing, then specify the path to the resource.
5 Click OK twice.
1.4.4 Accessing Files on the Network
This chapter helps you access network resources using the following tasks:
•
"Connecting to Your Network" on page 25
•
"Managing Network Connections" on page 27
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"Accessing Network Shares" on page 27
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"Sharing Directories from Your Computer" on page 28
Connecting to Your Network
There are essentially two ways that you can connect to a network: via wired and wireless
connections. To view your network connection status, click Computer. In the Status area of the main
Section , "Search Tips," on page
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