The Search
window is opened by pressing F3, clicking on the "Search" icon, or by
selecting "Free Search" from the Search Menu.
Simple Search
Type a word or
several words that you want to search for and press ENTER or click on the
"Search" button.
The Search window
contains several lines for typing text. Each line may contain up to ten words.
The additional lines enable selection of different search parameters for each
group of words.
The "/"
Sign (Slash)
For a search of several
words in the same paragraph, list words in one search line separated by /, to
signify AND/OR. For instance, typing in Hebrew: ארץ
ישראל/כנען/פלשתים, will
generate search results that include every case where ארץ ישראל,
ארץ כנען and ארץ
פלשתים, each on its own or two or
three of them together.
The "!"
Sign
The ! sign can be
used to exclude a word from the search words. For instance, placing this sign
before the word אברהם in the phrase: "וישא !אברהם את עיניו" w
Define Search Method
Double-clicking on
the small arrow on each search line opens a drop-down menu. Select the desired
search method to receive more precise results.
Precise –
the search results must appear in the text exactly as they were written in the
Search window.
Prefix/Suffix –
the program w
Contain –
the program will search for words that contain the search word, but may have additional
letters before and after the search words.
Add
letters -- the program w
When
"Add letters" is chosen, the program w
"Soundex"
– the program w
To define more
precisely what variations to look for in search words, use the following w
*
Adds one or more letters in the
specified spot, i.e. searching for אבר* w
? Adds
one letter in place of "?", i.e. Searching for אבר?ם w
@ Search for a word with a sim
= Search
should include words with prefixes or suffixes. This w
+ Search for words which closely
approximate every one of the words in the search line.
Stop
If search takes too
long, it may be stopped using this button.
Clear
Erases typed text in
the search box and clears selected search methods and conditions.
Last
Every search carried
out during the current day is temporar
Search conditions
The user may define
whether the words written on the search line should be found within a limited
distance from each other or not. If you click "No distance limit",
the two words may appear several lines apart, however, all results will be in
the same paragraph. If you wish the two words to appear within a specified
distance of each other, select Distance until and f
Keep word order - searches for words
according to the order they appear in the search list. If you do not select
this, the system w
Databases - displays the list of databases on the CD-Rom
disk, and allows you to select which databases to search.
Categorized – in
versions that include several databases, the list of databases appears on the
right. Select the databases you wish to search in.
Alphabetic (in versions
including such a tab by the database tab) – enables choosing a specific book
for search, by typing the book's name into one of the lines; the cursor will
jump to the required book name for individual selection.
User may limit the
search to a section of the current database. All the sections in the present
database are listed in this dialog box. To limit the search to one section,
mark the section – or book in the section. To search the entire database, click
"Clear" and "Select All."
Select all – selects all
databases for search.
Clear – clears all
selections.
Close tree – closes detailed
lists of books within categories (in versions containing books grouped by
categories).
Close – closes the window
(similar to clicking the × at the top of the screen).
Words
When selecting
"Prefix/Suffix" or "Soundex" as the search method, or when
using w
History
Opens list of
searches from previous sessions. Selecting a line and clicking "OK"
or double-clicking on the line selects a search and transfers it to the Search
window. The previous searches are sorted by date.
A status line appears
at the bottom of the search window. In some versions, advertising w
Press here
to return to General Help file.