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Choose Words Carefully Use
specific words to describe exactly what you're looking for. More general
terms will give a larger number of results, so try to narrow your
search.
For example, use "Microsoft access
database" instead of "database".
Make sure to watch for words with more
than one meaning. If you're looking for information on modeling, make
sure you specify "fashion" or "clay."
Including and Excluding Words
By
default, Yahoo! Search returns only pages that include all of your
search terms. The exception is very common words such as "it" and "how."
These appear in so many places, they usually won't improve your results.
Including Words: To include words, just
type a plus sign + in front of each one. For example, If you want to see
pages about the latest "in thing," search for "+in thing."
Excluding Words: To exclude words, type
a minus sign - in front of them. No pages containing those words will
show up in your results. For example, if you want to see pages about
dogs with no mention of poodles, search for "dogs -poodles."
Either/Or
If you're equally interested in
two or more alternatives, use OR in capital letters. For example, search
for "new zealand kayaking OR biking."
Word Order
To search for an exact phrase,
just put quotation marks around two or more words. For example, search
on "to be or not to be" (typing the quotation marks into the box).
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