Setting Search/Display Options
The following options are available by clicking Options on the Top Toolbar, then Search/Display from the left sidebar.
Search Results
Use the Search Results options to define how you want to view your document search results:
- Indicate (by selecting the appropriate option) whether you wish to view a Source List of Initial Search Results, or whether you prefer to view a Combined Source and Document List.
- Decide whether to view the items on the Source and/or Document Lists in order of their location in the Table of Contents or by relevance to your search terms. Indicate your selection by clicking the applicable option in the Document List Sort Order section.
Relevance is determined by a sophisticated algorithm that estimates each document's appropriateness to your search terms. Search results documents are ranked, with the most relevant item appearing first.
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- Indicate (by selecting the check box) if you want your search results to Display Words Around Hits. Activating this option lets you see a brief amount of the document text containing the keyword hit in the document list results. This lets you determine if the document pertains to your search goals.
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- Indicate (by selecting the check box) if you would like to View Hits Only. Selecting this causes the Search Results list to only display sources that include hits. Deactivating it displays all sources in the Search Results list, including those with 0 hits.
Keywords
Select the Automatically apply all thesaurus terms option if you want all available thesaurus terms to automatically be applied to your keyword searches.
Warning: Automatically applying all Thesaurus terms to every term in your query will result in a large number of search hits and may not provide targeted results for your research topic. You may get better results by deactivating this option and using more focused keyword and thesaurus alternatives through the use of the Thesaurus/Query Tool link found next to each keyword entry field. The recommended setting for this check box is "unchecked" in order to allow you to customize thesaurus additions to your queries.
Table of Contents
There are two display options if you elect to view your search results in Table of Contents format:
- Show All Levels (default setting) - choose this setting if you prefer to view all branches of the Table of Contents, even those that do not contain hits.
- Only Show Levels with Hits - choose this setting if you prefer to view only those branches of the Table of Contents that contain hits.
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