The AVweb Search Engine uses most of the standard search techniques. Some of the most common that you might be interested in using are...

• Search for exact phrases using quotation marks (" ")
  Typing "cessna" or "skyhawk" will find items with those exact words in sequence.
• Use the minus sign (-) to narrow your search
  If you enter cessna -skyhawk, that tells the search engine to include the word cessna but not skyhawk. Don't forget - there's no space after the sign.
• Use a wildcard (*) for multiple endings
  By typing an * (asterisk symbol) at the end of a word, you can search for items with multiple endings. For example: comput* would find computer, computing, computes, computational, etc.

Search Command Chart
Here is a summary of the advanced search commands available to you:

To search for:	Use the command:	Example:
One word AND another	Use space between words	validation compliance Returns articles with the words cessna and skyhawk in the story
One word OR another	(word 1,word 2) Note: No spaces after the comma.	(cessna,skyhawk) Returns all articles with the words validation or compliance in the story
One word BUT NOT another	-NotWord (minus symbol) Note: No spaces after the minus sign.	cessna -skyhawk Returns items containing the word cessna and will exclude all items containing the word skyhawk in the story