Narrowing a search

Jason Kanz
Jason Kanz Member Posts: 44 ✭✭
edited November 2024 in English Forum

I wanted to search my library for the term "legalism" for a sermon I am doing later in the summer.  However, when I type in legalism in the search box, it returns not only legalism, but also legal, legally, etc.  I have tried putting it in quotes, but doesn't help.  Is there a way to narrow a search like this?  Just adding "legal" grossly inflates the resources that I am looking at and is only marginally related to what I am looking for.

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  • Graham Criddle
    Graham Criddle MVP Posts: 33,184

    Hi DocKanz

    Sounds as though you want to uncheck "Match All Word Forms" - please see http://wiki.logos.com/Detailed_Search_Help#Matching_Case_or_All_Word_Forms for details

    Graham

  • TCBlack
    TCBlack Member Posts: 10,980 ✭✭✭

    DocKanz, 

    This is an easy fix.  Click the panel menu (hourglass) and deselect "Match all word forms"

     

    The explanation:  Logos searches word variants by default in order to cast the broadest net and get you the most likely results, even when an author might use a different form of the word you are searching.  Of course they realize not every search needs this, hence the choice.    

    Also note the capitalization option.

    Hmm Sarcasm is my love language. Obviously I love you. 

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