Multimedia: Your Search Words Are Not Found (191509)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Encarta 1994 The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia
  • Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Encarta 97 Encyclopedia for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 97 Deluxe for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia for Windows
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99
  • Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 99
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Concise Edition
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 99
This article was previously published under Q191509

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use Pinpointer or Word Search to search for articles in Encarta Encyclopedia, Encarta may not find some of the words you type in the search box.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur for the following reasons:
  • To improve search performance and results, Encarta ignores common prepositions and pronouns in Word Search queries.
  • Encarta uses the words "and," "or," "not," and "thru" for special search functions when you type them without quotation marks. Encarta ignores these words when you type them within quotation marks.

MORE INFORMATION

Encarta ignores the following words when you type a search phrase: 
   A          Be        Form      Including   Near      Than      Us
   After      Became    Found     Into        Not       That      Use
   Against    Because   From      Is          Of        These     Was
   All        Been      Had       It          On        The       Were
   Also       Between   Has       Its         Only      Their     When
   Although   But       Have      Late        Or        Then      Where
   Among      By        He        Later       Other     They      When
   An         Can       Her       Made        Over      This      Which
   And        During    His       Many        Several   Through   Who
   Are        Each      I         May         She       To        With
   As         Early     In        More        Some      Under
   At         For       Include   Most        Such      Until

Search Tips

When you perform a Word Search in Encarta, you can use the following words to modify the results of your search: 
   Word   Usage      Purpose
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------

   And    X And Y    Find articles that contain both X and Y.

   Or     X Or Y     Find articles that contain either X or Y or both.

   Near   X Near Y   Find articles that contain both X and Y within eight
                     words of each other.

   Not    X Not Y    Find articles that contain X and do not contain Y.

   Thru   X Thru Y   Find articles that contain X, Y, or any word that
                     falls alphabetically between X and Y.

NOTE: When you use "Thru" in a Word Search in Encarta, you may have to wait a long time before Encarta returns the search results.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/4/2005
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB191509
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