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9.2 Search Tips
• You can use both uppercase and lowercase letters in search terms. Searches are not
case-sensitive by default.
To perform a case-sensitive search, put double quotation marks (") around the word
you want to match exactly. For example, if you use "APPLE" in a search, apple
will be ignored.
• To search for optional terms, use OR (for example, apples OR oranges).
IMPORTANT
The OR is case-sensitive when used to indicate optional search terms.
• To exclude search terms, use a minus sign (-) in front of the term you want to ex-
clude. For example, apples -oranges will find results containing apples but
not oranges.
• To search for an exact phrase or word, put quotation marks (") around the phrase
or word.
• Common words such as a, the, and is are ignored.
• The base form of a search term is used when searching. For example, a search for
driving will match drive, drives, and driven.
9.3 Performing a Property Search
By default, the Beagle search tool looks for search terms in the text of documents and
in their metadata. To search for a word in a particular property, use property:query.
For example, author:john searches for files that have john listed in the Author
property.
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