| Restrict Search by Date – add at end of search |
and date = 07/04/2007 or
and date is 07/04/2007
and date < 07/04/2007 or
and date before 07/04/2007
and date > 07/04/2007 or
and date after 07/04/2007 |
and da(07/04/2007)
and da(bef 07/04/2007)
and da(aft 07/04/2007) |
| Search for a Phrase |
must use " quotation marks " in natural language searches; not needed but okay in terms & connectors searches
Example: "consumer protection" will search for documents containing the phrase
Example: consumer protection will search for documents containing the phrase |
must use " quotation marks " in natural language searches and terms & connectors searches
Example: "consumer protection" will search for documents containing the phrase
Example: consumer protection will search for documents containing either word |
| Search for Any Term |
must use or (it is not implied); words not separated by "or" (or another connector) will be read as a phrase
Example: automobile or auto or car or vehicle will search for documents containing any of the four words
Example: automobile auto car vehicle will search for any documents containing the phrase |
or is implied by a space but okay to use; words not connected by quotation marks or a connector will be searched in the alternative
Example: automobile or auto or car or vehicle will search for documents containing any of the four words
Example: automobile auto car vehicle will search for documents containing any of the four words |
| Search for All Terms |
use and to search for terms in the same document
Example: "consumer protection" and vehicle will search for documents containing both terms ("consumer protection" and vehicle) anywhere in the document |
use and to search for terms in the same document
Example: "consumer protection" and vehicle will search for documents containing both terms ("consumer protection" and vehicle) anywhere in the document |
| Search for Terms in Same Paragraph |
use w/p or /p to search for terms in the same paragraph
Example: "consumer protection" /p vehicle will search for documents containing both terms in the same paragraph |
use /p to search for terms in the same paragraph
Example: "consumer protection" /p vehicle will search for documents containing both terms in the same paragraph |
| Search for Terms in Same Sentence |
use w/s or /s to search for terms in the same sentence
Example: "consumer protection" /s vehicle will search for documents containing both terms in the same sentence |
use /s to search for terms in the same sentence
Example: "consumer protection" /s vehicle will search for documents containing both terms in the same sentence |
| Singulars and Plurals |
singular search terms retrieve singulars and most plurals; plural search terms retrieve singulars and most plurals
Example: vehicle will search for vehicle and vehicles
Example: vehicles will search for vehicle and vehicles |
singular search terms retrieve singulars and most plurals; plural search terms retrieve only plurals
Example: vehicle will search for vehicle and vehicles
Example: vehicles will search only for vehicles |
| Search by Parts of Document |
use Segments
Example: LN-SUMMARY ("consumer protection") will search for cases that contain the term "consumer protection" in the LexisNexis summary
Example: OPINIONBY(Karmeier) will search for cases in which Justice Karmeier wrote the principal opinion. |
use Fields
Example: SY,DI("consumer protection") will search for cases that contain the term "consumer protection" in the West synopsis, topics, or headnotes
Example: JU(Karmeier) will search for cases in which Justice Karmeier wrote the principal opinion. |
| Hyphens |
hyphenated word is also searched as two words
Example: on-line will search for "on line" and on-line, but not online |
hyphenated word is also searched as one word or two words
Example: on-line will search for online, "on line" and on-line |
| Universal Character / Wildcard |
use * to replace a single character
Example: sw*m will search for swim, swam, or swum |
use * to replace a single character
Example: sw*m will search for swim, swam, or swum |
| Root Expander / Wildcard |
use ! to replace any number of characters at end of word
Example: liab ! will search for liable or liability |
use ! to replace any number of characters at end of word
Example: liab ! will search for liable or liability |
| Narrowing Results |
use FOCUS to search within search results |
use LOCATE to search within search results |
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