Article: Q191509
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): MACINTOSH:; WINDOWS:
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbui kbimu
Last Modified: 18-JUL-2001
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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 98 Encyclopedia for Macintosh
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99
- Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 99
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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
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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
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When you perform a Word Search in Encarta, you can use the following words to
modify the results of your search:
Word Usage Purpose
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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.
Additional query words: kbimu multi media multi-media mm find
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Keywords : kbui kbimu
Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncarta1995 kbEncartaEnCyc1996 kbEncartaEnCyc1997 kbEncartaEnCyc1997Del kbEncartaEnCyc1999 kbEncartaEnCyc1994 kbEncartaEnCyc1995Mac kbEncartaEnCyc1996Mac kbEncartaEnCyc1997Mac kbEncartaEnCyc1998Mac kbEncartaEnCyc1998 kbEncartaReference99
Version : MACINTOSH:; WINDOWS:
Issue type : kbprb
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