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Search, Search Again and Save Search

On the Homepage you will see the search bar. On the Search page you will also see simple search. You can enter any word or phrase you are searching for and press the search button. If you are a new user consult the search page & help pages to see examples of boolean and phrase searches you can use.

Figure: Search bar

When you use the search bar your results will appear in the Main Panel. Depending on the features of your browser you may find that the search entry field keeps a list of your recent searches and you can re-run a search from the browser list.

Search Again

When your results are displayed in the Main Panel, just above your hit list you will see your the search again field and button.

Figure: Search Again bar

The system will allow you to re-run your exact search or more useful to you, allow you to alter your search text slightly and then re-run your search by clicking the 'Search again' button.

Save Search

At the top of the search results hit list screen some users will see the 'Save' button.

If you are a registered user logged on with a valid password then you can choose to save any search in order that you can come back to the system some time later and run the search again from a list of your own saved searches which is kept for you in the "Your Info" area.

To save a search first enter and run the search. Then when you have the results hit list page on the screen click the 'Save' button.

Figure: Search Save

You will then need to fill in the saved search title and description fields and click the second 'Save' button. From any searches you have previously saved you can also click the 'alert' box to make these into alerting agents.

Figure: Search Save

Re-run a Saved Search

From your Your Info area you can also list any searches you have previously saved. This is also where you come to re-run a saved search.

From any searches you have previously saved you can also click the 'alert' box to make these into alerting agents. See help on saving and re-running searches.

To re-run a saved search you need to log on to the system and go to Your Info area and list your searches. Then just click the search name you want to re-run. If you want to edit the title you have given to a saved search just click the (edit) link next to the title, alter your description or title of the search, and click the 'Save' button again.