1. Phrase Search (" ")
Putting quotes around a set of words will only find Resultss that match the words in that exact sequence. 

 

Example:	"business directory"
Results:	business directory, US Business Directory, global business directory pages, etc.

 
2. Wildcard Matching (*)
Attaching a "*" to the right-hand side of a word will return left side partial matches.

 

Example:	bu*
Results:	bus, business, etc.

 
3. Document Section Restrictions
Attaching one the following operators to the front of a search word will restrict the search to a certain document sections. 

 

or: - will restrict searches to document Organizations only
Example:	or:yellowbuilder
co: - will restrict searches to document Countries only
Example:	co:united states
st: - will restrict searches to document States only
Example:	st:california
ci: - will restrict searches to document Cities only
Example:	ci:san jose
ad: - will restrict searches to document Addresses only
Example:	ad:
zc: - will restrict searches to document Zip Codes only
Example:	zc:95110
pn: - will restrict searches to document Phone Numbers only
Example:	pn:123 456 7890
fn: - will restrict searches to document Fax Numbers only
Example:	fn:123 456 7890
es: - will restrict searches to document Established In only
Example:	es:2001
ws: - will restrict searches to document Web Sites only
Example:	ws:www.yellowbuilder.com
ca: - will restrict searches to document Categories only
Example:	ca:arts
id: - will restrict searches to document ID Numbers only
Example:	id:10

 
4. Combining the Syntax
You may combine any of the query syntax as long as the syntax is combined in the proper order.

 

Example 1:	business directory
Example 2:	or:business directory
Example 3:	"or:business directory"
Example 4:	or:business*