Academic Technology
Partner Departments
Mon - Fri
8:00am-4:30pm
Location:
BICC, 1st Floor
Room 113
Phone:
(503) 494-7722
Email:
edcomm1@ohsu.edu
Sakai Tutorials
Using the Search Tool
The Search tool allows you to search an entire site to find documents and other materials that contain text you specify. The tool searches the content and file names of the following:
- .doc (MS Word document), .pdf (portable document format), .ppt (MS PowerPoint presentation) files stored in Resources
- emails in the Email Archive
- wikis
- announcements (searches both the subject and content of announcements)
- chat messages (searches both the header and body of chat messages)
- It also searches the titles (but not the content) of the following:
- .xls (MS Excel spreadsheet) files
- .xsd (XML schema definition for forms) files
- .zip (Winzip archive) and .sit (Stuffit archive) files
To access the Search tool, click Search in the Tools menu. The CLE displays the Search screen.
Performing a Basic Search
To search, enter a word or words in the Search box and click Go. The CLE displays the name of each matching web page or file, along with the matching text in context.
The CLE matches on many forms of the word or words you entered. So, if you enter the word cancel, the search matches on the words cancel, cancels, canceled, cancellation, and so forth.
If you enter more than one word, Sakai matches on documents and pages that contain any one or more of those words. So, if you enter the words research project, the search returns all items that contain the word research, all items that contain the word project, and all items that contain both words.
Using Advanced Search Options
To help you find the information you need quickly, the Search tool allows you to restrict your search in many ways. The following table presents the most widely used options.
Option |
Method |
Example |
Match only on an exact phrase |
Put the phrase in double quotes |
The entry “research project” matches on the phrase my first research project but does not match on the phrase research on this project. |
Match on all words specified (words may be in any order) |
Put the word AND between the words |
The entry meeting AND Friday matches on Our meeting is scheduled for Friday and on Fridays are not good days to meet but does not match on Meet me at noon in Lab 12. |
Search only in Resources |
Enter tool:content |
The entry tool:content matches on all documents stored in Resources. |
Search only in Wiki |
Enter tool:wiki |
The entry tool:wiki discuss matches on all wiki items (whether they contain the word discuss or not) and on all items in all searchable tools that contain the word discuss. |
Search only in Announcements |
Enter tool:announcement |
The entry tool:announcement AND lab matches on announcements that contain the word lab but does not match on other announcements or on chat, resources, or wikis that contain the word lab. |
Search only in Chat |
Enter tool:chat |
The entry tool:chat AND “Don Robinson” matches on chat messages that contain the phrase Don Robinson but does not match on announcements, resources, or wikis that contain the phrase Don Robinson. |
Match on any single alphabetic or numeric character |
Enter ? (question mark) as the character (the ? may not be entered as the first character of a word or number) |
The entry p?one matches on prone, phone,and phoned but does not match on up one. |
Match on any group of letters or numbers |
Enter a single * (asterisk) in place of the group (the * may not be entered as the first character of a word or number) |
The entry rob* matches on Robertson, Robert, robin, robbed, robe and rob. |
Match on the character + - & | ! { } ^ “ ~ * ? : or \ |
Enter \ (backslash) before the character you want to include in the search |
The entry 2 \+ 2 matches on |