Advanced search allows you to tightly control which documents you get in your search results.

You can enter upto three different query terms in your search using the search boxes provided. For each query term you can set the following rules using the dropdown menus next to the search boxes:

• should contain|must contain|must not contain: determines whether the query term you specified is optional, mandatory or should be excluded from the search.
• the words|the phrase: determines whether the query term should be regarded as a list of seperate words or a complete phrase.
• in the body|in the title|in the keywords: determines whether KBroker should look for the query term in the body of a document, in its title or in a document's keywords.

You can also restrict your search to only include documents which where modified within a certain time period. Use the dropdown menu to show documents that were modified anytime, in the last week, in the last month or in the last year.

For a more general search, use simple search.

Your search results

Once you have submitted your query, KBroker will return a page of results. You will see the title of the document (if it has one) and a brief summary that is likely to indicate what the document is about. Click the title to go to the actual document.

Additional information about each document is also displayed on the results page:

• A bar graph indicating the relevance of the document.
• The last modified date of the document.
• The location of the document.

Click hide summaries and this additional information will be hidden. Click show summaries to display this information again.

Results grouped by site

Your search may yield results from many different websites. By default, KBroker shows you results from all these sites. However, you can select results from one particular site by clicking on one of the tabs shown above the results.

Sorting your results

Results are sorted by their relevance to the specified query. Click sort by date to re-display the results sorted by their last modified date. Clicking sort by relevance will re-sort by relevance.

Showing more results

If your search has yielded lots of results, KBroker will divide these into several pages. By default, you will see 10 results on each page. Use Previous 10 hits or Next 10 hits to navigate through the results. Click Show 20 hits or Show 30 hits to show more results on each page.

Recommended links

Terms and phrases in your query may trigger the display of recommended links before the search results. These link to a document which has been selected for it's relevance to the terms you are searching for.

Refining your search

At the top of the results page is another search box allowing you to refine your search. You can do this in two ways:

• Search again: Enter a different query term into the search box and click search.
• Modify your search: Select the modify your search tab and KBroker will suggest words or phrases that may be added to your query to help improve your search. Click the check boxes next to the terms you are interested in and click the search button.