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- | In this menu box, you can change different settings and add different search words. This includes multiple search words in the same search. | + | In this menu box, you can change different settings and add different search words. This includes multiple search words in the same search. |
- | {{:offtopic: | + | Note: The range of search settings available will gradually expand as you go hierarchicaly deeper into AH.com. While on the main board page (front page), you will see the above version of the search box - the most minimalistic one, offering no special, additional settings. Entering a forum will yield more setting options for searching, entering a thread in a forum will add at least one further |
- | If you want to search for terms appearing in various posts and threads on the forum, use the first line of the box (with the default text "// | + | {{: |
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+ | If you want to search for terms appearing in various posts and threads on the forum, use the first line of the box. As you've no doubt noticed in the earlier picture, | ||
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- | If you want your search words to involve only the titles of threads or posts, tick the tiny checkbox below the first line (titled " | + | If you want your search words to involve |
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+ | If you want to search for various //posts and threads by specific board members//, use the second line of the box (titled " | ||
- | If you want to search for various posts and threads by specific board members, use the second line of the box (titled " | + | {{:offtopic: |
- | {{:offtopic: | + | If you want to search for various posts and threads //based on more specific dating//, you can also use the third line of the box (titled "Newer than:") to change the date settings. Click the line, a small calendar-like box will pop up, on which you can change the date (everything from days to weeks to months to years), then search. |
- | If you want to search for various posts and threads based on more specific dating, you can also use the third line of the box (titled "Newer than:" | + | {{:offtopic: |
- | While you are in a specific forum somewhere on the board, some new options will be added to the Search box. These include two new tiny checkboxes, one below the other in a cascading direction. The upper one is titled " | + | While you are in a //specific forum// somewhere on the board, some new options will be added to the Search box. These include two new tiny checkboxes, one below the other in a cascading direction. The upper one is titled " |
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+ | The lower one is titled " | ||
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- | While you are in a specific thread somewhere on a forum, the list of options available is expanded again. This time, you get the same two checkboxes you already had while only viewing a single forum, but one more checkbox is added above these two, bringing the number up to three. This third tiny checkbox is located above the other two and is titled " | + | While you are in a //specific thread// somewhere on a forum, the list of options available is expanded again. This time, you get the same two checkboxes you already had while only viewing a single forum, but one more checkbox is added above these two, bringing the number up to three. This third tiny checkbox is located above the other two and is titled " |
- | In addition to this basic Search box, you can also click on the blue button in the bottom right corner of it, titled " | + | {{: |
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+ | Ticking this will force the Search function to only search within the thread you are currently in. This is invaluable if you want to search for specific individual posts within a thread. | ||
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+ | Due to this being an option geared towards finding posts in a thread, rather than whole threads, there are some limitations. When the " | ||
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+ | Try practicing different combos, especially if you're in a particular forum or particular thread! Always choose options that make the most sense. For instance: | ||
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+ | Visit any thread, and try to find out whether a specific member has posted something related to " | ||
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+ | Or, try looking for some member' | ||
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+ | In addition to the basic Search box and its options, you can also click on the blue button in the bottom right corner of it, titled " | ||
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==== AH.com Wiki Search Function ==== | ==== AH.com Wiki Search Function ==== | ||
- | The search function is in the upper right corner, as a Search line. Type in the term you want to search for and press Enter or the small magnifying glass icon on the right end of the Search line. | + | The search function is in the upper right corner, as a Search line. |
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+ | Type in the term you want to search for and press Enter or the small magnifying glass icon on the right end of the Search line. | ||
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While you type in a word you're searching for, you'll notice that if you're getting close, the Search function will offer you some suggestions that seem to match what you've been typing. If you find one of these suggestions useful, you can click it right away, without having to type in the whole term and press Search. You can also open such links to suggested existing wiki pages by right-clicking on them and opening them in a new tab or new window. | While you type in a word you're searching for, you'll notice that if you're getting close, the Search function will offer you some suggestions that seem to match what you've been typing. If you find one of these suggestions useful, you can click it right away, without having to type in the whole term and press Search. You can also open such links to suggested existing wiki pages by right-clicking on them and opening them in a new tab or new window. | ||
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