Website search utility help
An important note on searching for partial strings (including mouse strain names).
To search for a partial text string (such as part of a mouse strain name) a user must use the asterisk (*) as a wild card in order for the partial string search to be effective. For example:
- searching for the strain datasheet for strain B6(Cg)-Snord116tm1Uta/J by entering "Snord" in the query box will not work. The user must enter "Snord*" in order for the search to include the expected datasheet.
Initializing a search
In order to initialize a search, click on the "Search" button in the upper left corner of the site. That will expand the search dialog box.
Entering search query and narrowing by site section
From here, type your query into the box. Alternately, you can select one of the 5 options in the drop down menu provided (under "Entire site") to isolate your search to one of the 5 major sections of the web site.
Interpreting and using the search results
The following items will help you interpret and use the search results.
Standard results
The standard results for the search engine will list the HTML title linked to the page in question, a description of the page content, the full address of the page, and a chached version option.
Number of matches and pagination
The top right of the search results shows how many successful query matches are available, how many pages that has, and allows fro you to click from page to page through paginated list of links to the next set of results.
Suggested links
Many searches will be set up to offer suggested links to various portions of information around the site. For example, a search for "colony management" will suggest a visit to our JAX Colony Management System software pages.
Refining a search result from existing result set
You can use the drop down menu to the right of the search box on the results pages to narrow the scope of your search to one of the five major sections of the site. Simply select the area you want to confine the searh to and press the "Search" button.
