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Old 03-02-2009, 10:08 PM   #1
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I am having trouble searching the threads. I typed in "add battery" to find threads that had to do with adding a second battery on my trailer. It searched but returned all of the threads that were originally listed. In this area for example I typed in "search" and the same thing happened. Can you tell me how to search more effectively? Thank you.
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Use the google box in the search menu and type second battery. You'll get a google search of threads on this forum and you should be able to find what you need that way.
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I've had better luck randomly clicking threads, hoping to find what i was looking for.
Usually, if you enter a single word, you will get a series of threads that at least contain that one word in them. Unfortunately, most threads contain at least one mention of a "battery", hence all the threads (4500+ listed).
A Google search from outside the forums tends to give better results.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:49 PM   #4
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I've had better luck randomly clicking threads, hoping to find what i was looking for.


Man, can I identify with that!

I want a FIND button, I'm tired of searching.
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Old 03-03-2009, 11:23 PM   #5
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Thanks for the suggestion. The google search worked much better, however, I am looking for to the "Find" button in the next Forum upgrade.
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Old 03-10-2009, 01:54 PM   #6
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List me as one of those mystified/annoyed by the "search" feature. I just typed in the specific name of a thread I wanted to read and the long list of seemingly random results did not include it, at least on the 1st page- why would that specific thread NOT come up at the top of the search list??What am I doing wrong here, and how can I better find specific threads? thanks- tim
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You can also search directly from the google page. Enter the seach string below in the google box.

site:airforums.com "add battery"
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this trick has been posted several times else where, however, it bears repeating.

From google type: site:airforums.com search term

This will use google to find the term only in airfourms pages
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Something is wacko-I can't get the search section to work today and I have never had a problem before. Will try the google trick.
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Nope-won't let me do that either-when I click on the box it keeps closing??????
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Nope-won't let me do that either-when I click on the box it keeps closing??????
Try this link. Mod as needed.

site:airforums.com "add battery" - Google Search
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Frustrated too

I'm with you...wasted my night thinking I was not using the search tools correctly. This is ridiculous.
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Old 03-10-2009, 08:38 PM   #13
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I'm with you...wasted my night thinking I was not using the search tools correctly. This is ridiculous.
Can you tell me about what browser you are using? I haven't been able to duplicate any problem (other than a not so great keyword search). But if we have a glitch - we need track it down.
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Janet, I know I am digitally impaired but i can't even find a "search" tab, box or window on the pages. I find the forums extremely diffulct yo find anything. Oh well, jsy a newbie whinning.
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Janet, I know I am digitally impaired but i can't even find a "search" tab, box or window on the pages. I find the forums extremely diffulct yo find anything. Oh well, jsy a newbie whinning.
Whinning is highly underrated....

Look up to find a blue bar - called a nav bar. It has links to all sorts of useful things including a search function. See attachment for further help.
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Try this search phrase:

site:airforums.com "second battery"

gets a lot of good threads, and the first one I saw had lots of links to other threads.

Often the problem is the wordning in the search we use. What you want is about adding a battery, but "add battery" gets on about adding water to the battery.

For $5 each, I will write you good search phrases.
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