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    how to search for short keywords

    Hi,

    can somebody give me a tip on how to search for keywords that are considered too short to be included in a search? If I enter

    print vba pdf

    I get a friendly reminder ...

    Search: Keyword(s): print ; Forum: Excel Programming and child forums
    The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search: pdf, vba
    ... so I effectively see only posts about printing.

    Or with this search

    "print to pdf with vba"

    I get

    The following errors occurred with your search:

    1. Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.

    The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search : to, pdf, with
    I've seen dozens of questions about this topic, but can't get to them with my search methods.

    Is there a better way?

    Also, if the search would return better results, we might not see so many repetitions of the same questions. A new user looking for this topic would come up with a blank and post a question that has been answered a hundred times before. Not because they were too lazy to look, but because the search is not helpful.

    Any ideas?
    Last edited by teylyn; 10-01-2009 at 09:43 PM.

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    Re: how to search for short keywords

    teylin, please post in a question forum, -- this isn't one.

    Use Google site search rather than the useless forum search.
    Entia non sunt multiplicanda sine necessitate

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    Re: how to search for short keywords

    Sorry, I thought that this was the most appropriate forum, because the question is not about Excel or any Office application, but about the way this site works. There are other posts in here about the forum functionality, search included, and although they may not be straightforward questions, the OPs still wonder about how and why things happen. As did I.

    Which question forum should I have used?

    cheers

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    Re: how to search for short keywords

    I retract my comment, teylin -- thought this was tips and tutorials

    Still recommend Google site search.

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