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Community => Coffee Lounge => Forum tips => Topic started by: Possum on May 14, 2012, 07:43:09 pm

Title: Search function
Post by: Possum on May 14, 2012, 07:43:09 pm

Apologies if I'm revealing my IT ignorance, but I can't really get the "Search" function to find the post that I'm looking for. I posted something about BT back in April, but cannot now find the responses. What am doing wrong? :-[ :-

Title: Re: Search function
Post by: little blue on May 14, 2012, 08:14:07 pm

you're definitely searching the forum ... not the full site?
(on the forum tab, not the white box with a magnifying glass!)

I only ask, because I keep making the same mistake - and I know its wrong!

Maybe you need to change the key words round abit?
I've found the same thing, that what you think should be easy to find... Isn't!

Title: Re: Search function
Post by: YorkshireLass on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 pm

Some forums have a three letter limit - so "BT" wouldn't work but "BT something" would  :)

Title: Re: Search function
Post by: little blue on May 14, 2012, 09:18:43 pm

http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=22630.msg217460#msg217460 (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=22630.msg217460#msg217460)

this the one?
telephone transfer, rather than BT
:)

Title: Re: Search function
Post by: Dan on May 15, 2012, 06:53:46 am

The search is a bit quirky - as Little Blue says you need to either use the main site search, then click the 'Search Forum' button, or go directly to the forum search using the 'SEARCH' link in the forum navigation.

It's on the list to make it more intuitive.  :)

The minimum search is 2 characters, so 'BT' is a valid search term. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Search function
Post by: Possum on May 15, 2012, 07:49:30 am

Thanks everyone, particularly Little Blue. It says something when other people can find my posts before I can! I will follow the advice given and hope to do better in future.

Title: Re: Search function
Post by: little blue on May 15, 2012, 07:37:49 pm

ooh, forgot to say Possum ..

... if its a relatively new post, have a look on your profile page, where it says "posts" (or something like) and search through there.
If you have something to say about everything, it could take a while! ;)