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AND Both the word Fidelity and the phrase
mutual fund
eg. fidelity AND mutual fund
OR Either Exxon or Chevron
eg. exxon OR chevron
NOT Software but not spreadsheet
eg. software NOT spreadsheet
Using Truncation
to Find Words with Multiple Endings
To find any word with multiple
endings, enter the truncation character $. For example, to find any word
beginning with the letter advertis, enter advertis$. This will look for
words including advertise, advertiser, advertising, advertisement.
Restricting
Your Search to an Individual Publication
You also can focus your search
on a single publication in your search statement.
First, select "All publications" and
enter sn=publication name where "publication name" represents the title.
eg. sn=sydney morning herald and fuel excise
Selecting
Publications to Search
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Search all Publications. This
will search all 6,000+ publications. To search all publications, click
the button to the left of the label "All publications".
Search a selected list of publications.
Follow the instructions to search either the Dow Jones default publications
list or create your own list.
By default, these groups of publications
have been selected for you:
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Major News and Business Publications (important
publications from around the globe)
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Top 50 U.S. Newspapers
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Press Release Wires
To see what publications each of these
groups contains, click the name of the group. To see details for any individual
publications, click the name of the publication. This displays a description
of the publication, dates of coverage, the date of the latest issue and
other information.
How to customize preferences
to fit the way you work
1. Click Customize This Area in the
left margin to access the Customize Publications Library Preferences page.
2. Select the preferences you want
as default preferences. For example, use the pull-down menu to change the
default number of headlines from 10 to 30.
3. When you have made your changes,click
Save Preferences. These preferences will be your default when
you search. Note: Customize your preferences
before entering
search statements, otherwise parameters
are lost.
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to Print an article
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button. Click on the above button which will take you to another
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How
to save an article
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select the button above. It will take you another screen, click on
File and Save As
to save the article.
See
below for more search tips:
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A:Pick
the Search Option That Fits Your Needs
Begin your research by simply entering
words or phrases that interest you. If you're searching for news on a specific
company, industry or person, target your search by choosing the specific
area in the left margin.
Rely on Advanced
Features to get Powerful Results
Select from a variety of dynamic options
to help you search more precisely, sort headlines more efficiently and
display articles in presentation-ready format.
B: Personalize
the Publications Library
You can tailor the Publications Library
to reflect your own searching style. Establish default settings so it reflects
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C:Choose
from Thousands of Publications
Search using source groupings created
by Dow Jones editors or create your own custom source list. You also can
select All Publications to search more than 6,000 sources at once.
Just Click
a Headline to Get an Article
Presentation-ready results are displayed
in your browser. You can select multiple articles before viewing them or
printing them as one document.
Browse Headlines
and Lead Sentences
Headlines and lead sentences of articles
that match your search criteria are displayed so you can make informed
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