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I searched but couldn't find anything

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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,288 Forumite
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    wannabe_sybil wrote: »
    Thank you Penelope Penguin that is really REALLY helpful.

    All part of the service :D

    I'll add this to the existing thread on searching, to assist others in future.

    Penny. x
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  • stilernin
    stilernin Posts: 1,217 Forumite
    Fantastic!

    This just has to be a sticky.
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,288 Forumite
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    stilernin wrote: »
    This just has to be a sticky.

    It's in the Welcome to Old Style sticky :D

    Penny. x
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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,364 Forumite
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    Just thought I would bump this thread as it is so helpful . The first page and few screenshots really helped me understand searching (in fact it's how I learnt):j

    Thanks Squeaky! :A

    :)
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  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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    zippychick wrote: »
    Just thought I would bump this thread as it is so helpful . The first page and few screenshots really helped me understand searching (in fact it's how I learnt):j

    Thanks Squeaky! :A

    :)

    Brilliant thread:T

    Can you help me?

    If I search for a two word thing (like birthday cake) - it will pull up every thread with birthday & every thread with cake.

    Is there anyway around this? Because sometimes you really need both words for it to be relevant.
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    MrsE wrote: »
    Brilliant thread:T

    Can you help me?

    If I search for a two word thing (like birthday cake) - it will pull up every thread with birthday & every thread with cake.

    Is there anyway around this? Because sometimes you really need both words for it to be relevant.

    To use the search facility it is best to click on ''search this forum'' (towards the top right of the main page of the board you are searching on) then click on ''advanced search'' and select ''titles only''. If you then type in the words birthday cake you only find threads containing both words in the title.

    Pink
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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    Pink-winged wrote: »
    To use the search facility it is best to click on ''search this forum'' (towards the top right of the main page of the board you are searching on) then click on ''advanced search'' and select ''titles only''. If you then type in the words birthday cake you only find threads containing both words in the title.

    Pink

    So if you search by title only you search for ALL words in one post, but if you search by post content it picks out posts with one or more words.

    I'm guessing it works the same way with the search across the whole of MSE? But you can get more relevance using a forum only search?

    So its limitations this way are only the titles people use?

    Hence the post above which mentions titles.
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    MrsE wrote: »
    So if you search by title only you search for ALL words in one post, but if you search by post content it picks out posts with one or more words.

    I'm guessing it works the same way with the search across the whole of MSE? But you can get more relevance using a forum only search?

    So its limitations this way are only the titles people use?

    Hence the post above which mentions titles.

    If you search by titles only, it will select only threads with all your search words in the title.

    However, if you search ''entire threads'' for birthday cake it will throw up literally hundreds of threads containing the words birthday and/or cake.

    The search does work the same way across MSE. The point of using ''search this forum'' as opposed to ''forum search'' is that it only searches the forum you are reading and therefore narrows down the results you get, making it more easy to find the relevant thread. If you use ''forum search'' it will search the entire MSE forums so you will have many more threads to plough through to find the one you want.

    Pink
  • Turkishdreamer
    Turkishdreamer Posts: 464 Forumite
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    Not sure where to post this, as am new to the forum.

    Is there a thread about books, reading, etc. I am a book fiend and it is nice to share books, reading ideas and ideas on obtaining books cheaply, etc.
    MSE Addiction, should come with a health warning:money:
  • rosieben
    rosieben Posts: 5,010 Forumite
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    edited 16 February 2011 at 1:41AM
    you'll find OS book recommendations etc here and I heartily recommend Martin Lewis' books and the Tightwad Gazette if you're looking for something on Frugal living ;)
    ... don't throw the string away. You always need string! :D

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