The problem with searching the Web is that even a basic search can return hundreds, even thousands of matching pages. How can you narrow your search to return only the most relevant results?

Netscape Search has several ways for you to fine-tune your search and return fewer but better results. Table 9.1 lists some of the more common commands you can enter into the query box to narrow your search parameters.

Table 9.1  NETSCAPE SEARCH PARAMETERS

To Do This	Use This Command	Example
Search for part of a word	*	mon*
Include both the words	AND	monty AND python
Include at least one of the words	OR	monty OR python
Exclude pages that contain a word	ANDNOT	monty ANDNOTpython
Search for a complete phrase	" "	"monty python"
Only search in the title of the page	TITLE:	TITLE: monty python

The Automatic AND  If you enter more than one word in a query with no operator between them, Netscape Search assumes you want to look for both words and automatically inserts an AND between the words.

Here are some examples:

• Searching for mon* returns pages dealing with money, monsters, and Monty Python (you're only searching for part of a word).
• Searching for monty OR python returns pages about guys named Monty or pythons or Monty Python (you're searching for either monty or python, remember-not necessarily both on the same page).
• Searching for monty ANDNOT python returns pages about guys named Monty but does not return pages about Monty Python (you're excluding python pages from your results).
• Searching for monty AND python returns Monty Python pages or pages about pythons owned by guys named Monty (you're searching for both the words, but not necessarily in order).
• Searching for "monty python" only returns pages about the British comedy troupe Monty Python (you're searching for both the words, in order).

In addition, you can use parentheses much like you would in a mathematical equation to group portions of queries together to create more complicated searches. For example, if you want to search for all pages about Monty Python that include either John Cleese or Eric Idle but not Terry Jones, you enter the search phrase:

"monty python" AND ("john cleese" OR "eric idle") ANDNOT "terry jones"