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 ====== Search Policies ====== ====== Search Policies ======
 +The policy manager search feature performs searches on content, titles, and summaries of all text-based policy documents (Word doc, PowerPoint, Text-based PDF)
  
-The policy manager search feature performs searches on content, titles, and summaries of all text based policy documents (Word doc, PowerPoint, Text-based PDF)+{{ :pm:search_policies_form.png?nolink |}}
  
 ===== Search Types ===== ===== Search Types =====
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 ==== Keyword Search ==== ==== Keyword Search ====
  
-To perform a keyword search, provide a list of words seperated by spaces: ''%%password wifi public%%''. Keywords are weighted based on the order they appear. The first word in the list (password) is considered "more important" than the second word (wifi). A keyword search will find documents containing the words in the provided keyword list.+To perform a keyword search, provide a list of words separated by spaces: ''%%password wifi public%%''. Keywords are weighted based on the order they appear. The first word in the list (password) is considered "more important" than the second word (wifi). A keyword search will find documents containing the words in the provided keyword list.
  
 ==== Phrase Search ==== ==== Phrase Search ====
  
-To search for a phrase in a document, wrap the phrase in double quotes: ''%%"wifi password policy"%%''. A phrase search will look for documents which contain the exact phrase (ignoring case). It will only match documents which contain all words in the phrase in the exact order entered.+To search for a phrase in a document, wrap the phrase in double-quotes: ''%%"wifi password policy"%%''. A phrase search will look for documents that contain the exact phrase (ignoring case). It will only match documents that contain all words in the phrase in the exact order entered.
  
 ===== Result Types ===== ===== Result Types =====
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 ==== Exact Matches ==== ==== Exact Matches ====
  
-Exact matches are documents which match the search criteria exactly (ignoring case). Exact matches do not match different forms of words. E.g. if you search ''%%policies%%'', documents containing only the word ''%%policy%%'' will not be considered a match.+Exact matches are documents that match the search criteria exactly (ignoring case). Exact matches do not match different forms of words. E.g. if you search ''%%policies%%'', documents containing only the word ''%%policy%%'' will not be considered a match.
  
 An exact match for a keyword search is a document which contains //all// keywords in the provided list. When searching ''%%password wifi public%%'': if a document contains ''%%password%%'' and ''%%wifi%%'', but **not** ''%%public%%'', it will **not** be considered an exact match. An exact match for a keyword search is a document which contains //all// keywords in the provided list. When searching ''%%password wifi public%%'': if a document contains ''%%password%%'' and ''%%wifi%%'', but **not** ''%%public%%'', it will **not** be considered an exact match.
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 ==== Related Matches ==== ==== Related Matches ====
  
-Related matches are documents which do not match the search query exactly but contain exact matches for only part of your search criteria and/or words which are only //related// to the ones you searched for.+Related matches are documents that do not match the search query exactly but contain exact matches for only part of your search criteria and/or words which are only //related// to the ones you searched for.
  
-A related word is one that has the same meaning of the word you searched for but in a different form.(E.g. different tense, plurality, etc). For example, if you searched for the keyword ''%%officer%%'': a document which did not contain the word ''%%officer%%'' but contained ''%%officers%%'', ''%%officer's%%'', ''%%officers'%%'', ''%%officered%%'', or ''%%officering%%'' would be considered a related match.+A related word is one that has the same meaning of the word you searched for but in a different form (e.g. different tense, plurality, etc). For example, if you searched for the keyword ''%%officer%%'': a document which did not contain the word ''%%officer%%'' but contained ''%%officers%%'', ''%%officer's%%'', ''%%officers'%%'', ''%%officered%%'', or ''%%officering%%'' would be considered a related match.
  
-Releated searches for phrases act like keyword searches. Documents which contain any form of any word in the phrase will be considered a related match.+Related searches for phrases act like keyword searches. Documents that contain any form of any word in the phrase will be considered a related match.
  
 ===== Rank ===== ===== Rank =====
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 > Title and Summary matches tend to have higher rankings than content matches since they contain fewer words and therefore the matched part makes up a higher percentage of the content. > Title and Summary matches tend to have higher rankings than content matches since they contain fewer words and therefore the matched part makes up a higher percentage of the content.
  
-===== Search within a single document =====+===== Navigation ===== 
 +==== Go to Policy in the Table of Contents ====
  
-To search inside a single document click on the magnifying glass icon next to the document's search result record. This will temporarily convert the document to a pdf, open it in PdfXe, and highlight all matches within the document. You can then use the PdfXe search panel to perform full featured searches within the document. [[https://help.tracker-software.com/pdfxe8/|See the PdfXe manual]] for more information on search.+To go to a policy's record in the table of contents click the "go to ToC" button ({{:pm:gototoc.png?nolink|}}) next to the result record. 
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 +==== Edit a Policy ==== 
 + 
 +To edit a policy double-click the desired policy's search result row. This will open the [[pm:policy_detail_form|Details form]]. 
 + 
 +==== Search Within a Single Document ==== 
 + 
 +To search inside a single document click on the magnifying glass icon next to the document's search result record. This will temporarily convert the document to a pdf, open it in PDF-XChange Editor (PdfXe), and highlight all matches within the document. You can then use the PdfXe search panel to perform full-featured searches within the document. [[https://help.tracker-software.com/pdfxe8/|See the PdfXe manual]] for more information on search.
  
  
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