Using the WFDSS Search Options

There are two search functions in WFDSS that allow users to enter a keyword or phrase to find help:

• The Google search function available on the WFDSS homepage
• The Search function in the WFDSS Online Help

The Contents and Index tabs provide two other methods for locating the help you need.

Using the Google Search on the WFDSS Home Page

The Google search function on the WFDSS home page allows users to search the entire WFDSS website (includes WFDSS Online Help and the WFDSS home page) and/or the worldwide web. It's the most thorough search engine available on the WFDSS website. The WFDSS online help also has a search option, but it limits your search to only the online help.

Using the Search Option in the WFDSS Online Help

The Search function in WFDSS Online Help allows users to enter a keyword or phrase to find help.

• If you search using a keyword, all topics currently in the help that contain that keyword are listed.
• If you search using a phrase, all topics currently in the help that contain that phrase are listed. When you search using a phrase, avoid verbs and use nouns so you don't inadvertently miss the help topic you are looking for. For instance, let's say you want to search for help with editing a landscape file. If you search for "edit a landscape file," two results are found. If you search for the phrase "landscape file," 52 results are found. Multiple help topics may exist to provide the help you are looking for and in this case, Creating a Landscape File, Editing a Landscape File, and Modifying Landscape File Parameters are among the results.

The Google search option is also available on the WFDSS Home page. It allows you to search the entire WFDSS website (includes WFDSS Online Help and the WFDSS Home Page) and/or the worldwide web. It's the most thorough search engine available on the WFDSS website.

If you can't find the information you are looking for in the Help or the information is not clear, use the Feedback form to tell us what you were looking for and what you expected to find. -----------
Last updated on 2/9/2013 2:26:00 PM.

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