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Tips for Searching on Xumbay.com
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Tips for Searching on Xumbay.com

•	Too many results?
	Try adding additional keywords.
•	Too few results?
	Think of different words to use.
•	Not sure which keywords to use?
	Use specific words instead of general ones. For example, a search for "toshiba laptop" will return fewer and more targeted results than a search for "laptop"
•	Be careful when using 'and', 'or', 'the'
	Use 'and', 'or', 'the' only if you are searching for items containing these words such as "Diana Ross and the Supremes" or "Truth or Dare". (Look in the Search Command Chart below for how to link words together for a more complex search).
•	Expand your search by adding or removing the letter 's'
	If searching for laptops doesn't return everything you are looking for, try laptop.
Looking for a specific product?
If you know the ISBN (Books) or UPC (Movies/CDs) number you can search for them by:
	1.	clicking on the category tab at the top of the page, such as Books,  Video Games or Art
	2.	selecting ISBN or UPC from the "Search:" drop down list
	3.	entering the ISBN or UPC number; and
	4.	clicking the Go button

Still can't find what you're looking for? Here are a few more tricks that could help you:
•	Search for exact phrases using quotation marks (" ")
	Typing "war of the worlds" will find items with those words in same sequence. Without the quotation marks, you could wind up with many other listings containing the words "war" or "worlds"
•	Use the minus sign (-) to exclude products
	If you enter moulin rouge -kidman, you'll find all the moulin rouge products except the movie with Nicole Kidman. Don't forget -there's no space after the minus sign (e.g. -kidman, not - kidman).
•	Use a wildcard (*) for multiple endings
	By typing an asterisk (*) at the end of a word, you can search for matches with multiple endings. For example: searching for fred* douglas* would return books by Frederick Douglass as well as Fred Douglas
•	Not sure if you are spelling the words correctly?
	Use the percentage sign (%) before words that may be spelled incorrectly. For example: moulin %rogue will still find moulin rouge

Here is a summary of the advanced search commands available to you:
 

To search for:	Use the Command:	Example:
One word AND another	Use space between words	computer monitors Returns items containing the words computer and monitors
One word OR another	(word 1,word 2) Attention: No spaces after the comma!	(computer,monitors) Returns all items containing the words computer or monitors
One word BUT NOT another	- (minus symbol) Attention: No spaces after the minus sign!	computer -monitors Returns items containing the word computer and will exclude all items containing the word monitors
One word BUT NOT SEVERAL others	-(word 1,word 2,word 3) Attention: No spaces after the minus sign or the comma!	computer -(monitors,cases,keyboards) Returns items containing the word computer and will exclude all items containing the words monitors, cases and keyboards
Any words starting with a SPECIFIC SEQUENCE OF LETTERS	* (asterisk symbol)	comp* Returns items containing words starting with "comp" such as computers, computer monitors and B. B. King's CD Completely Well.
Words OUT OF A GROUP	@1 word1 word 2 word 3	@1 computer monitors covers Returns items containing two out of the three words specified. This example will return items containing the words computer and monitors, computer and covers or monitors and covers in the title. You can try searching for 3 words out of 4 by using @2 in the beginning of the command.

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