How to Search Topics
The Search button performs a full-text search of all topics in this collection. It searchs for one or more strings separated by spaces, performing a Boolean "AND" search.
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To find...
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Enter..
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A whole word or set of words
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word word
For example, convergence issue finds all matches with both convergence and issue
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Part of a string
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wor*
For example, conv* finds convergence, convert, and conversation
wo?d
For example, high?speed finds high-speed and high speed" but not highspeed
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A word with a special character (for example, #INCLUDE)
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word (without the special character)
wo?d (with a wildcard for the special character)
For example, include finds #INCLUDE as well as include. net*term finds net@term
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A word surrounded with quotation marks (") or (')
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word (without quotation marks)
For example, parasitic extraction finds "parasitic extraction"
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Important:
Do not use the Find command in your browser to search for topics. Each topic in a Help collection is a separate file. The Find command only searches the current topic you are viewing, not the entire set of topics. Always use Search to look for topics.
The following sections discuss:
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