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===Advantages of the wiki search box=== | ===Advantages of the wiki search box=== | ||
Searching for the singular finds the plural, and vice versa. Searching for the lower case term finds the capitalized term. Examples: | |||
* Searching for '''enzyme''' (singular, not capitalized) finds [[Glycolysis Enzymes]] (plural, capitalized), a page where the singular does not occur. It also finds pages where only the plural term occurs in the text (and not in the title), e.g. [[Ouabain]]. | |||
* Searching for '''enzymes''' (plural, not capitalized) finds | |||
You can put double quotes around a phrase to restrict hits to the phrase, rather than getting hits to all pages that include any word in the phrase. See more tips [[#More powerful searching|below]]. | You can put double quotes around a phrase to restrict hits to the phrase, rather than getting hits to all pages that include any word in the phrase. See more tips [[#More powerful searching|below]]. | ||
