Operator | Description |
OR | OR is the default value for spaces in any query. Used between terms, OR returns results for all terms and typically increases results. In most cases, OR does not require parentheses.Example: Dunn Edwards OR Kelly Moore - This returns any project that has the word Dunn, Edwards, Kelly, or Moore, regardless of the presence of the other arguments.Example: “Dunn Edwards” OR “Kelly Moore” - These return any instance of the phrase “Dunn Edwards” and any instance of the phrase “Kelly Moore”. |
AND | AND combines arguments and requires that the two arguments on either side of AND both be present in the search target in order to get results. AND is the equivalent of the word "All." Using AND typically reduces results.Example: “Dunn Edwards” AND “Kelly-Moore” AND “Pittsburgh Paint” - This string only returns documents that have ALL of these three search terms. |
Search type | Description | Example |
Exact | The exact word is looked for in the search. | Searching for Concrete returns just that word. The words concreted, concreting, are not returned. |
Smart | The exact word and any words stemming from that word are found. | Searching for landscaping returns that word and any words that share the stem landscap, such as landscaper, landscape. |