AP Exchange is a Web-based service that enables you to search and scan the AP report. As you do so, you may require support or have questions. We hope this page will help direct you to the support that you need.
We offer the following "Cheat Sheets," tutorials and other resources to help with searching and working with AP Exchange:
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Note: Some customers may not be entitled to every feature described in these resources. |
Cheat Sheet. Tips and tricks to create search queries.
English (PDF, 35 KB) / Spanish (PDF, 37 KB) / Portuguese (PDF, 36 KB) / Japanese (PDF, 165 KB) / Korean (PDF, 115 KB)
Quick Start Guide. Personalize your account.
English (PDF, 980 KB) / Spanish (PDF, 1 MB) / Portuguese (PDF, 986 KB) / Japanese (PDF, 1.06 MB) / Korean (PDF, 899 KB)
Saved Search. Save searches, create custom feeds, set up e-mail alerts and share searches with colleagues.
English (PDF, 123 KB) / Spanish (PDF, 127 KB) / Portuguese (PDF, 124 KB) / Japanese (PDF, 243 KB) / Korean (PDF, 177 KB)
Search. Simple and Advanced Search basics.
English (PDF, 172 KB) / Spanish (PDF, 180 KB) / Portuguese (PDF, 176 KB) / Japanese (PDF, 220 KB) / Korean (PDF, 218 KB)
Watch Lists. Place your favorite news items in collections for later use.
English (PDF, 163 KB) / Spanish (PDF, 164 KB) / Portuguese (PDF, 167 KB) / Japanese (PDF, 220 KB) / Korean (PDF, 217 KB)
User Management. (For Site Administrators and Bureau Chiefs only) Perform basic administration functions on your site's user accounts.
English (PDF, 129 KB) / Spanish (PDF, 131 KB) / Portuguese (PDF, 131 KB) / Japanese (PDF, 181 KB) / Korean (PDF, 183 KB)
Concept Searching. Find news using pre-defined subject areas that are common in most newsrooms.
English (PDF, 26 KB)
My Local Companies. Build saved searches to find news relating to the specified company stock tickers.
English (PDF, 112 KB)
Essential AP. Learn about the news categories within the home page's Essential AP portlet.
English (PDF, 87 KB)
Viewing Content in AP Exchange. Find out what is contained in the full news item and the actions that you can perform in this view.
English (PDF, 145 KB)
Marketplace. (For participating Newspaper customers only) Learn how to contribute and access Marketplace content.
English (PDF, 139 KB)
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User's Guide. Comprehensive online resource containing all feature overviews, screen descriptions and procedures.
The Marketplace. A feature that allows participating Newspaper members to freely share their content with other members. Members can contribute and manage their news, as well as view and download contributed news in the same manner as AP news.
To submit an entire news feed, members can select to auto publish their content. For access to the top viewed content and other information, members can view their state's Community Page. Bureau Chiefs are responsible for managing their state's Community Page.
FAQs. Frequently Asked Questions.
Lists of codes and terms that can be used in a search query:
AP Subject Category Values (XLS, 188 KB). Lists all of the subject categories for each main subject heading in alphabetical order.
Geographic Locations (XLS, 95 KB). Lists all of the geographic terms, organized by continent, country, state/province and city/town.
Conference Passcodes (XLS, 20 KB). Lists all of the sport conference passcodes and the states involved in each conference.
Datafeatures Filing Sources (XLS, 17 KB). Lists all of the current filing source codes associated with Datafeatures news organizations.
Popular Product IDs (XLS, 24 KB). Lists the most popular product ID codes assigned to AP news wires.
Metadata
Field Descriptions
(XLS, 138 KB). Lists story details that can be used to create a very focused
search query.
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AP Member Choice Product Guide (PDF, 1.94 MB). Find out what news is available to US newspapers in the AP Breaking News service and the AP Complete News service. For more information, please contact your AP Bureau Chief.
We appreciate and encourage feedback! If you require technical support or have comments and ideas to share with us, please review the following options:
Our blog at http://apexchange.ning.com offers forums and tips. Please feel free to post comments or questions.
US: 877-836-9477
International: 212-621-7361
AP Graphics Support
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For AP Newspaper Customers |
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For AP Broadcast Customers |
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AP Graphics Support (800) 845-8450 x1905 For graphics font information, see AP Graphics Font Files. |
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AP Images Customer Support (212) 621-1940 For assistance with AP GraphicsBank. |
School of Search
Every Thursday (at 11 and 4:30 ET) we offer 30-minute online search training for all users. To sign up, RSVP to talkback@ap.org.
No time for search training? The Search
FAQs
may have the answers you need.
