Editing Help:Searching

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| title = 🔍 Searching the Wiki
| subtitle = Tips for Finding What You Need
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== Basic Search ==

Use the '''search bar''' at the top of every page. Type your query and press Enter or click the search icon.

* Searches look at '''page titles and content'''
* Results are ranked by relevance
* Suggested matches appear as you type

== Search Tips ==

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! Technique !! Example !! What It Does
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| '''Exact phrase''' || <code>"capacitor replacement"</code> || Finds pages with that exact phrase
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| '''Exclude words''' || <code>Macintosh -Performa</code> || Excludes pages mentioning Performa
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| '''Namespace filter''' || <code>prefix:Help:</code> || Only searches Help pages
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| '''Category search''' || Browse [[:Special:Categories]] || Find pages by category
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== Useful Special Pages for Finding Content ==

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! Page !! What It Shows
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| [[Special:AllPages|All Pages]] || Every page on the wiki, alphabetically
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| [[Special:Categories|All Categories]] || Every category
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| [[Special:NewPages|New Pages]] || Recently created articles
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| [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] || Latest edits across the wiki
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| [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted Pages]] || Pages that are linked but don't exist yet
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| [[Special:Search|Advanced Search]] || Full search with namespace and date filters
|}

== Finding Service Manuals ==

Service manuals and schematics are organised in categories:
* '''[[:Category:Service Manuals]]''' — all service documentation
* '''[[:Category:Schematics]]''' — all board schematics
* Browse by manufacturer: [[:Category:Nintendo Service Manuals|Nintendo]], [[:Category:Sega Service Manuals|Sega]], etc.

== See Also ==
* [[Help:Contents|Help Contents]]
* [[Special:Search|Advanced Search]]

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