Using Advanced Search

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:

• may 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 the site search 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, the site search will return a page of results. You will see the title of the document and a brief summary that is likely to indicate what the document is about. Click the title to go to the actual document.

Results grouped by tabs

The search will also bring back results from the websites of the district and borough councils of Warwickshire. You can see these results by choosing the Other Warwickshire Councils tab above the search box. The district or borough supplying the result is indicated by the icon that appears next to the result.

You can also view results from related sites by choosing the Related Sites tab.

Showing more results

If your search has yielded lots of results, the site search will divide these into several pages. You will see 10 results on each page. Use the Previous or Next links to navigate through the results, or jump to the page you want by clicking on the page number.

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 its relevance to the terms you are searching for.

Refining your search

Search boxes appear at the top and bottom of the results page, allowing you to refine your search.