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Check your spelling - Although our search engine will try to perform a "sound-alike" match, it is always most accurate if the request is correctly spelled.

Use multiple words - Using multiple words will return more refined results than a single word.  For example, typing license application form will return more relevant results than typing just form.  This is especially helpful when used in conjunction with the "All words" or "Exact phrase" options selected.  You may refine your selection even further by making sure to include the name of the regulating agency or exam.  For example, try Florida Insurance License Application Form with the "All words" option selected.

Use appropriate capitalization - Capitalize proper nouns, and remember that lower-case words will match any case.  For example, typing appraiser will return all documents containing appraiser, Appraiser, and APPRAISER.  Typing Appraiser, however, will instruct the search engine to look only for the capitalized word.

Use quotation marks - Use quotation marks to find words which must appear adjacent to each other, for example,"authority cancellation."  Otherwise, the search results will include all documents that contain the word authority or the word cancellation anywhere, and in any order, within the document.  Note: the quotation marks are only applicable when the "Any word" option is selected.  The quotes are ignored if the "All words" or "Exact phrase" are selected.

Use plus (+) or minus (-) - Use a plus sign when your search term or phrase must appear in the search results.  Use a minus sign to indicate undesirable term(s).  The plus sign tells the search engine that a certain word or pharse is required in the search results, and a minus sign indicates that a word or phrase must be absent in the search results.  Note: when using a phrase in this manner, the phrase must be contained within quotation marks.  Leave no spaces between the plus or minus sign and the term.  For example, enter +Alaska +"real estate" -"appraiser" to enter a search for documents on the Alaska Real Estate exam and exclude documents that actually refer to the Alaska Real Estate Appraiser exam.

Use wildcards - Wildcard searches can expand the number of matches for a particular request.  The * character is used as the wildcard character.  For instance, searching for cert* will find documents containing the words certification and certificate as well as any other word beginning with the letters "cert."