Search Help
Search Help to find instructions on how to perform specific tasks in Aspen. Use the Search bar to enter a keyword, phrase or topic. All related topics appear on the results page.
Note: The Search bar is located on the Aspen Help homepage and in the top-right corner of every Help topic. Search terms are not case sensitive. |
There are several ways to perform a search:
- To search by keyword, type a term in the search bar, and then press Enter or click . Some keywords have filters to limit the number of search results. Click to select a filter, and then click .
- To search by phrase, type the terms in quotation marks. Then, press Enter or click . For example, type "student attendance" to see only the topics that contain "student attendance".
- To search by multiple topics, type all of the desired terms. Then, press Enter or click . For example, type student attendance to see only the topics that contain both "student" and "attendance", but not necessarily together. This is called a 'Boolean AND' search.
Note: You can include Boolean operators along with search terms to perform advanced searches. Results will include or exclude some topics based on the terms you enter. |
Use the following Boolean operators to refine your search results in Help:
Variable | Description | Example |
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" " | Search for a term using quotation marks. | "student attendance" |
OR, | | Search for either of the two terms to see only the topics containing some or all of the terms. | student OR attendance (or both) |
AND, &, + | Search for two or more terms to see only the topics containing all of the terms. | student AND attendance |
NOT, !, ^ | Search for topics that do not contain one or more of the terms. | student NOT attendance |
( ) | Combinations of all of the above. |
student AND (attendance NOT student OR (attendance NOT student OR (attendance AND |