To search for | Do this | Example |
Listings where more than one keyword is present | Enter keywords using a space to separate each word | used DVD player |
Listings that contain specific words in a specific display order | Use quotation marks around the words or phrases | "new DVD player" |
Listings that do not contain a specific word or phrase | Use the minus operator before the word to be excluded | PHP programmer -ASP |
Listings that match a specific Country and or Industry | Type full Country name and words separated by spaces | Canada Web Designer |
Listings that do not contain several words or phrases | Use the minus sign before the group of words separated by commas and put in parentheses | shirt -(black,green,purple) or shirt -black -green -purple |
Listings where one word or another is present | Enter keywords in parentheses separated by commas | (shoes,socks,pants) |
Listings with words starting with a particular sequence of letters | Enter the letter sequence followed by an asterisk | movie* |
Listings that contain only a specific spelling of a word | Enter the keywords or phrases in quotes | "movie" |
Listings that match the exact words | Place quotes around any single keyword | "horror" DVD |