Exercise 4: Searching

Use keyword searches to find materials and processing methods.

Find the material Polylactide
Find the process Vacuum-assisted RTM

The folder name is also included in the search. If the term appears in a folder name, all records under that folder will be returned. For example, a search for ceramic would return all records in the folder named Ceramics.
Find materials for cutting tools

Text on the datasheet is also included in the search.
Enter the search term alum*

alum* returns records starting with "alum", such as Alumina, Aluminum, and Alumino.

More advanced searches

The following search operators are available:


AND	Finds records containing both the search terms, so `steel AND alloy` returns only records containing both the words "steel" and "alloy"
OR	Finds records containing either search term, so `steel OR alloy` returns all records that contain"steel", "alloy", or both
NOT	Finds records containing the first search term, but not the second, so `steel NOT alloy` returns only records with the word "steel" but without the word "alloy"
Phrase Search	Finds the exact search term, so `"steel alloy"` will return only records containing the exact phrase "steel alloy"
Parentheses	Used to group search terms, so `iron AND (ore OR cast)` will return the records containing "iron" and containing either "ore", "cast", or both

Note: AND operators are automatically added when a search has two or more terms and no other operators have been entered.