Search tips

The Knowledge Bank search engine is powered by ElasticSearch.

It is case-insensitive and supports several common search operators to help you narrow and refine your results.

`-`	Add the – symbol before a word to exclude it. `knowledge -bank` will match records with ‘Knowledge’ but not ‘Bank’.
`\|`	The \| symbol represents ‘or’, so it will match either side of your search expression. `knowledge \| bank` will match records with either ‘Knowledge’ or ‘Bank’.
`( )`	Round brackets or parentheses can be used to group terms when doing more complex search queries. `(knowledge \| bank) speech` will match records with ‘speech’ and either ‘knowledge’ or ‘bank’.
`""`	Double quotes can be used to search for an exact phrase. Note – use ‘straight’ double quotes, not the ‘curly’ style displayed by the font on this page. `"knowledge bank"` will match records with exactly that phrase, but would not match ‘knowledge about the bank’ in its text.
`*`	The * symbol signifies a ‘prefix query’, where you provide the first part of a word and want to match various endings. Note the search engine automatically handles most plurals and common variations. *`kno`** will match records with ‘knowledge’, ‘knowingly’ etc.