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title: Search Tips
description: These are a few useful tips to do a targeted search in Esper.
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 Search

- [Workspace](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/workspace)
- [Workflow](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/workflow)
- [Policymaking](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/policymaking)
- [Rulemaking](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/rulemaking)
- [Notice Wizard](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/notice-wizard) 
    - [MT SOS Wizard (Create, Edit, and Manage Notices)](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/notice-wizard#mt-sos-wizard-create-edit-and-manage-notices)
    - [MT SOS Edit and Manage Redline Documents](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/notice-wizard#mt-sos-edit-and-manage-redline-documents)
- [Retrospective Review](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/retrospective-review)
- [Documents](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/documents)
- [Data and Research](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research) 
    - [Search](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research#search)
    - [Policy Page](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research#policy-page)
    - [Dashboard](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research#dashboard)
    - [Discovery](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research#discovery)
- [User Settings](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/user-settings)
- [User Administration](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/user-administration)

[Back to home](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge)

1. [Help Center](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge)
2. [Data and Research](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research)
3. Search

- [Workspace](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/workspace)
- [Workflow](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/workflow)
- [Policymaking](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/policymaking)
- [Rulemaking](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/rulemaking)
- [Notice Wizard](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/notice-wizard) 
    - [MT SOS Wizard (Create, Edit, and Manage Notices)](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/notice-wizard#mt-sos-wizard-create-edit-and-manage-notices)
    - [MT SOS Edit and Manage Redline Documents](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/notice-wizard#mt-sos-edit-and-manage-redline-documents)
- [Retrospective Review](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/retrospective-review)
- [Documents](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/documents)
- [Data and Research](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research) 
    - [Search](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research#search)
    - [Policy Page](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research#policy-page)
    - [Dashboard](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research#dashboard)
    - [Discovery](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/data-and-research#discovery)
- [User Settings](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/user-settings)
- [User Administration](https://support.esper.com/migrated/knowledge/user-administration)

# Search Tips

These are a few useful tips to do a targeted search in Esper.

- Click the    ![14714041292179](https://support.esper.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/14714041292179.png?width=24&height=23&name=14714041292179.png)   icon and select *Advanced Search* criteria
- Or, use Boolean search terms in the search bar 
    - Use the - (minus sign) in front of a term to search for a policy that does not contain the term or phrase. Example: water -rights will search for policies that do contain water and explicitly do not contain the word rights
    - Use the + (plus sign) to search for more than one keyword. Example: +water +rights +river will search for only policies that contain all three words.
    - Use “ “ (quotes) to search for a specific phrase. Example: “water rights” will return search results for policies that contain the specific phrase water rights.

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