Microsoft KB Archive/191509

= Multimedia: Your Search Words Are Not Found =

Article ID: 191509

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Encarta Encylopedia 1994 Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 95 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 96 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 96 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 97 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 97 Deluxe Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 99
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Concise Edition
 * Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Deluxe Edition

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This article was previously published under Q191509



SYMPTOMS
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
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
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
When you perform a Word Search in Encarta, you can use the following words to modify the results of your search:   Word   Usage      Purpose

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

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB191509

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