To search for words within topics and/or message bodies, follow these steps:

1. Click Search on the WebBoard menubar.

2. In the Key Word Search area, enter the words you want to search for in the Search for textbox as follows:

   word searches for the whole word. You can enter a phrase by enclosing it in parentheses. For example, work matches work; it will not find workbook.

   word* searches for words that contain word. For example, work* matches work and workbook.

3. Choose a Match option:

   Select All if you want to see messages that contain all the words you entered in the Search for field.

   Select Any if you want to see messages that contain one or more of the words you entered in the Search for field.

4. To limit the search to specific conferences, select the conferences to search in the Conferences list:

   To search more than one conference, press the CTRL key as you click additional conference names.

   To search all conferences, make no selection.

5. In the Date fields, enter the beginning date in the From: field and the ending date in the To: field. The date must be entered in the following format:

   Day  Month  Year

   where the Month is the three-letter abbreviation; for example:

   23 Jul 2001   or   1 Feb 2000

6. Specify how to organize results by making a selection on the Sort order drop-down list. Choose one of the following:

   Date lists messages with newest first.

   Confidence lists messages that WebBoard judges to most closely match your request.

   Topic lists messages alphabetically by topic title.

   Author groups messages by the user who posted them. Users are identified by real name or login name.

   Conference groups messages from the same conference together. The conferences are listed in the order in which they appear on the board. Messages are ordered by date within their conference.

7. In the Results Format field, select how much detail to show in the list of matches:

   Standard results show the conference the message is in, the topic title, and the date the message was posted.

   Detailed shows the following additional information: the author’s name and the first 40 characters of the message.

8. Click Search. The Message search results page appears. Results are shown 25 at a time. Click the Next button to see the next page of messages.

9. To view a listed message, click the topic title link.

10. Click Search Messages or your browser’s Back button to return to the Message Search form.

Finding Messages Posted by a Specific User or Email Address

WebBoard stores the name and email address of the message’s author along with the message, so you can look for messages by either one. To search for messages by author’s name or email address, follow these steps.

1. Click Search on the WebBoard menubar.

2. In the Key Word Search area, enter the name or email address you want to search for in the textbox as follows:

   word searches for the whole word. Enter the name or email address of the message author whose messages you want to find.

   word* searches for words that contain word. For example, *.edu finds all messages posted by someone from an educational institution.

3. Complete the search form as described in the previous section, “Finding Messages Containing a Word or Phrase.”

4. Select Author for the sort order.

5. Click Search. The Message search results page appears. Results are shown 25 at a time. Click the Next button to see the next page of messages.

6. To view a listed message, click the topic title link.

7. Click Search Messages or your browser’s Back button to return to the Message Search form.

Finding Messages Within a Given Date Range

WebBoard lets you search for all messages posted on a single date or a range of dates. To search for messages by date, follow these steps:

1. Click Search on the WebBoard menubar.

2. Click the Date Range Search link at the top of the page. WebBoard jumps to the Date Range Search area

3. In the Date fields, enter the beginning date in the From: field and the ending date in the To: field. The date must be entered in the following format:

   Day  Month  Year

   where the Month is the three-letter abbreviation; for example:

   23 Jul 2001   or   1 Feb 2000

4. To limit the search to specific conferences, select the conferences to search in the Conferences list:

   To search more than one conference, press the CTRL key as you click additional conference names.

   To search all conferences, make no selection.

5. Specify how to organize results by making a selection on the Sort order drop-down list. Choose one of the following:

   Date lists messages with newest first.

   Topic lists messages alphabetically by topic title.

   Author groups messages by the user who posted them. Users are identified by real name or login name.

   Conference groups messages from the same conference together. The conferences are listed in the order in which they appear on the board. Messages are ordered by date within their conference.

6. In the Results Format field, select how much detail to show in the list of matches:

   Standard results show the conference the message is in, the topic title, and the date the message was posted.

   Detailed shows the following additional information: the author’s name and the first 40 characters of the message.

7. Click Search. The Message search results form appears. Results are shown 25 at a time. Click the Next button to see the next page of messages.

8. To view a listed message, click the topic title link.

9. Click Search Messages or your browser’s Back button to return to the Search Messages form.

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