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Entering a few key words will often yield satisfactory results, but learning a few common search techniques will help users quickly find what they are looking for.

Wildcard Searches

Wildcard searches find variations on word roots. To conduct a wildcard search, type an asterisk at the end of the search word.

For example, "correction*" will find the words "correction", "corrections", or "correctional". This type of search will ensure that you also retrieve the plural forms of the words you search for.

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