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Search tips tested on the live wiki: phrase and trailing * work; prefix:, intitle: and insource: do not, and -word does not exclude; namespace filter via Special:Search; drop tombstoned Category:Schematics, list manufacturer manual categories
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== Basic Search ==
== Basic search ==
Use the search box at the top of every page. Type your query and press Enter or click the search icon.


Use the '''search bar''' at the top of every page. Type your query and press Enter or click the search icon.
* Search looks at page titles and page text.
* Results are ranked by relevance.
* Matching page titles are suggested as you type. Pick one to go straight to that page.


* Searches look at '''page titles and content'''
== Search tips ==
* Results are ranked by relevance
The wiki uses MediaWiki's standard search. It supports:
* Suggested matches appear as you type
 
== Search Tips ==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
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! Technique !! Example !! What It Does
! 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
| Exact phrase || <code>"capacitor replacement"</code> || Finds pages with those words together, in that order
|-
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| '''Namespace filter''' || <code>prefix:Help:</code> || Only searches Help pages
| Word ending || <code>Amstr*</code> || Finds words that start with "Amstr"
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| '''Category search''' || Browse [[:Special:Categories]] || Find pages by category
| Other namespaces || [[Special:Search]], then choose the namespaces under ''Advanced'' || Searches Help, project, file or category pages as well as articles
|}
|}


== Useful Special Pages for Finding Content ==
Operators from Wikipedia's search, such as <code>intitle:</code>, <code>insource:</code> and <code>prefix:</code>, do not work here, and a minus sign does not reliably exclude a word. To list pages whose titles start with some text, use [[Special:PrefixIndex]].
 
== Special pages for finding content ==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
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! Page !! What It Shows
! Page !! What it shows
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| [[Special:AllPages|All pages]] || Every page on the wiki, alphabetically
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| [[Special:AllPages|All Pages]] || Every page on the wiki, alphabetically
| [[Special:PrefixIndex|Pages by prefix]] || Pages whose titles start with given text
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| [[Special:Categories|All Categories]] || Every category
| [[Special:Categories|All categories]] || Every category
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| [[Special:NewPages|New Pages]] || Recently created articles
| [[Special:NewPages|New pages]] || Recently created articles
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| [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] || Latest edits across the wiki
| [[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
| [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted pages]] || Pages that are linked but do not exist yet
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| [[Special:Search|Advanced Search]] || Full search with namespace and date filters
| [[Special:ListFiles|File list]] || Uploaded images and PDFs
|}
|}


== Finding Service Manuals ==
== Finding service manuals ==
Service manuals and schematics are grouped by manufacturer:
* [[:Category:Service Manuals]]: all service documentation
* [[:Category:Apple Service Source]], [[:Category:IBM Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Atari Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Commodore Technical Manuals]], [[:Category:Acorn Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Amstrad Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Sega Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Nintendo Service Manuals]]
* Schematic sets: [[:Category:Commodore PET 2001 Schematics]], [[:Category:Sega Schematics]]


Service manuals and schematics are organised in categories:
Each hosted manual has its own page describing what it contains. To search for a manual by title, include the word "manual" or "service" in the search, for example <code>Quadra 900 service</code>.
* '''[[: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 ==
== See also ==
* [[Help:Contents|Help Contents]]
* [[Help:Contents|Help contents]]
* [[Special:Search|Advanced Search]]
* [[Help:Categories]]
* [[Special:Search|Advanced search]]


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