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Sample Search
using DIALOG OnDisc Books
For a detailed explanation of the search features available with DIALOG OnDisc Books, refer to the
DIALOG OnDisc Books User’s Guide.
Start your search for aluminum in the Article Titles across all volumes in an ASM Handbook
Collection.
1. Start up DIALOG OnDisc Books by clicking the DIALOG OnDisc Books icon on your desktop or from
your program group. The Collection Window displays.
2. Select an ASM Handbook Collection by clicking on its title in the Collection Window.
4. Type ALUMINUM in the Find Search Panel and press Enter. The Collection window is updated with
the number of hits found in each book, as shown in the following example:
Continue searching within one of the volumes using the Book Window.
1. Select a volume by double-clicking its title.The Book Window displays.
2. Use a Search Form to target your search to the contents of the tables within the book. Choose
Search Forms from the Search menu.
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3. Click the drop-down arrow next to Search Form and click Table Contents. Notice that the previous
search displays in the search history window.
4. Type ALUMINUM AND PROPERT* in the Table Contents field. The asterisk works as a wild card to
find all words in the book with the root PROPERT, such as PROPERTY and PROPERTIES. The
“AND” works as a Boolean operator to limit the search results to tables that contain both Aluminum
AND words with Propert as the root.
5. Click Find. The Book window updates with the first occurrence of search terms highlighted. The TOC
window displays sections of the book where the terms appear. Click Next to move to the next
occurrence.
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Other things to try:
■ Click the picture icon in the right-hand margin to view images linked to the text.
■ Sort the TOC by hits using the View menu.
■ Print or Export information using the File menu.
■ Use the Annotation Manager to write your own notes in the collection.
■ Create your own list of Bookmarks in the collection.
Source Information
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