Searching Using the Text Search BoxThe text search box allows experienced search query writers ("power users") to completely specify all search criteria using any combination of keywords, phrases or AP Query Language (APQL) statements.
To create a text search, click the More Options tab, select or clear the concepts... check box, and enter your search phrase in the text box (see simple examples in the following sections). For help creating complex searches, see Search Tools. Natural Language SearchesNatural language searches let you create a search query using search terms as if spoken in a sentence. AP Exchange analyzes the keywords in the phrase and returns matches similar in topic and concept to your phrase. This type of search returns a larger number of matches than using Boolean expression searches. To perform a search using natural language, select the concepts... check box enter the search phrase in the text box. For example, enter phrases such as Mayor Bloomberg Education Policy or Home Depot and Lowes Earnings in Q1 2011.
Boolean Expression SearchesBoolean searches let you use AP Query Language (APQL) to specify the exact search criteria (keyword or metadata) that will narrow the number of search results to a focused set. To perform a search using Boolean expressions, clear the concepts... check box (if necessary) and enter the expression in the text box. For example, enter a query such as Bush AND (Iraq OR Iran) OR slug=katrina AND category=V.
For additional information on creating Boolean expressions, see Boolean Operators.
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