
Or you can search through fields by means of your own Boolean link. Select the mode Advanced search (different fields are linked by the AND Searching through fields: In order to search through fields you can For example: If you are looking for the equation (1+1):2=? you If your query contains one of these characters you have to mask it using theīackslash \. Special characters: The following characters are part of the search For example: The query sauna~ will result inįinding documents containing words such as "sauna", "saunas" or "fauna". The asterisk can also be put within a term: _tetįuzzy search: By means of the tilde (swung dash) ~ you can search for For example: The query test _ will result in finding all documents containing words beginning with "test". The asterisk within a term stands for any number of letters.For example: The query te?t will result in finding all documents containing the words "test", "text" etc. The question mark within a term stands for any single letter.Kinds of wildcards in order to look for specific word fragments. Searching by means of wildcards: You can choose between two different

NOT: Using the NOT operator will eliminate documents containing specific terms.For example: "Analysing water" AND "Calcium" NOT "Tap water" will show a document containing "Analysing water" and "Calcium" but not "Tap water".AND: Using the AND operator will show documents containing all terms you are searching for.For example: "Analysing water" AND "Calcium" will show documents containing "Analysing water" as well as "Calcium".OR: If you do not use Boolean operators between terms you are searching for the OR operator will be used.For example: "Analysing water" Calcium and "Analysing water" OR Calcium will generate the same results, that is, all documents containing either "Analysing water" or "Calcium".Attention Boolean operators have to be in capital letters. "carbonatedīoolean operators: Single terms as well as phrases can be linked byīoolean operators. Phrases: should be put in double quotation marks, e.g. You can modify your query by means of the following syntax. The course search searches only the corresponding course. The setting is activated under "Administration" -> "Settings" in the "Toolbar" tab. Learning content along with your search term.īeside the full-text search for the whole OpenOlat there exists also a courseĪctivated for every course in the course toolbar.

You will be provided with a list of search results that is linked to the Title and Author you will find documents containing the respective termsĮxception: The field Full-text search searches through all fields. Please note that these different fields have to be linkedīy the Boolean AND operator. Select the option "Advanced search." The mode Advanced search enables you to In order to search in more detail please use the advanced search.


You will only get search results of the course contents you have access to. Only exceptions are private folders since they will not be indexed. You can furthermore lookįor users, portfolio folders, artefacts, and documents in any user folder. Theįull-text search helps you to look for search terms in the course or groupĬontent, in a forum or even in PDF and Word files. The box for the full-text search is at the top right of the status bar. If this is not the case for you, please contact your The search is only visible and usable, if it is activated in theĪdministration.
