Basic Rules

Typing words (e.g. Salem Baptist) searches for pages containing both “Salem” and “Baptist.”

Using Quotes " " searches for an exact phrase. For example "First Presbyterian Church"

Case insensitive: Church = church

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Boolean Operators

AND Salem AND Baptist Both terms must appear OR Salem OR Eugene Either term may appear NOT Salem NOT Eugene Must include “Salem” but exclude “Eugene” - (minus) Salem -Eugene Same as NOT + (plus) +Salem +Church Both required (like AND)

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Namespace and Category Searches

intitle: intitle:Baptist Only pages with “Baptist” in the title incategory: incategory:"Churches in Multnomah County” prefix: prefix:Salem Matches all pages starting with “Salem” linksto: linksto:"First Baptist Church” Finds pages that link to that page

Combining Searches

incategory:"Churches in Marion County" AND intitle:Catholic

Wildcards

can replace part of a word:

Catho* finds *Catholic*, *Catholics*, etc.

No full-page wildcards Can’t do *Church

Complex Examples

Using Single Words Together

Try using single words combined first, like CATHOLIC SPANISH MULTNOMAH.

Find all Baptist churches in Multnomah County:

incategory:"Churches in Multnomah County" incategory:Baptist

Find all Spanish-language churches in Lane County:

incategory:"Churches in Lane County" incategory:Spanish