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Apply Boolean Operators to Searches

To help you refine your searches for matching topics in the Printable Postage Help, you can use Boolean operators in your search criteria. For example, you can:

If your search results are not useful, omit some of the preceding terms.

Although the search results are case insensitive, the ordered list of matching topics shows a higher ranking to case matches.

The following table describes various uses of Boolean operators that you can apply to searches in the Printable Postage Help.

Boolean Operators for Use in Help Searches
Search Objective Operator Example The search results show all topics that...

 

Search for any of one or more words.

(None)

parrot dog elephant

...contain one or more of parrot, dog, or elephant.

 

OR

parrot OR dog OR elephant

...contain one or more of parrot or dog or elephant.

 

Search for specific exact terms or phrases.

" "

(Enter search criteria within double quotes.)

"postage meter"

...contain "postage meter".

 

Search for "either of" or "any of" exact terms.

|

(vertical bar or pipe symbol)

"Intelligent Mail barcode"|"IMb"

...contain one or more of "Intelligent Mail barcode"or "IMb" or both.

 

Search for two or more words or phrases.

AND

(case insensitive)

parrot AND dog

...contain both "parrot" and "dog".

 

+

(plus)

"postage meter"+mail

...contain both "postage meter" and "mail".

 

&

(ampersand)

"barbecue feast"&"anniversary party"

...contain both "barbecue feast" and "anniversary party".

 

Search for topics that exclude some term or phrase.

NOT 

(case insensitive)

NOT parrot

...exclude the word "parrot".

 

!

(exclamation mark)

! "Priority Mail"

...exclude the word "Priority Mail".

 

Search for topics that includes one term or phrase, but not the other.

^

(caret symbol)

elephant ^ dog

...include the word "elephant" but not "dog".

 

Combine any of the preceding examples.

( )

(parenthesis)

parrot and (dog or elephant)

...include parrot and either dog or elephant.

 

parrot or dog (! elephant)

...include either parrot or dog but not elephant.

 

 

 


 

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