Simple Search

A simple search is one that uses a Search Box and is similar to typical search engines such as Google. It is simple in that all you have to do is enter keywords separated by spaces in the Search Box, and the search engine will search the metadata and full text of the government publications for all combinations of those keywords.

A complex query also uses the Search Box but is complex in that it uses a number of keywords that are separated by operators to narrow the search. Complex queries are covered in Section 3.4: Search Query Operators.

Procedure

Step 1. Enter one or more keywords into the Search Box.

Step 2. Click on the Search button.

Step 3. View results on the Search Results page.

Example

Find all documents that contain the keyword Clinton.

Step 1. Enter Clinton in the Search Box and

Step 2. Click on the Search button

Step 3. View results on the Search Results page that contain the word Clinton.

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