If you have ever used Google, Westlaw, or Lexis for searching, you are probably aware of all sorts of search hacks. Those also exist in NetDocuments. This is referred to as Boolean Searching.
See NetDocuments Article on this: https://support.netdocuments.com/s/article/206958336
| Operator | Description | Example in Use | Finds |
| “” | Together | “Motion for Summary Judgment” | Finds all instances of Motion for Summary Judgment next to each other. If you typed in Motion for Summary Judgement without the quotes, you would find instances of all the words but not together. |
| AND | Both | Smith AND cancer AND diagnosis | Find documents containing the terms “smith,” “cancer,” and “diagnosis.” All three terms must appear. This differs from proximity searching in that search terms do not have to appear within three (or some other number of) words of one another when joined with AND. |
| OR | Either | administrator OR administratrix | Find documents containing either the first, second, or both words. Using ” administrator ” and ” administratrix ” joined by OR ensures you’ll find documents using either term. |
| NOT | Ignore | NOT alone | Tells NetDocuments to overlook any document containing the word specified (“alone” in this case). |
| * | Wildcard | Wor* | Find documents beginning with the letters “wor.” This would find, for example, documents with such words as “worldwide,” “workshop,” and “worship.” |
Here are some other Search Articles that might be of use:
How do I customize Advanced Search in NetDocuments
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