Advanced search functions

Various operators and characters can be used to specify your search results. Enter the operators or character into the search field with your keyword or phrase. Then press Enter or click the icon to generate results.

Wildcard search

Wildcards stand in for one or multiple characters in a search. The following table details each wildcard function and will recommend a use for each type:

Operator/Character	Function	Example Search String	Example Results	Recommended Use
*	Wildcard for multiple characters.	Med*ite	Mediasite	Use at the end of a root word. E.g. Searching Presen* would return present, presentation, presenter, etc.
\?	Wildcard for single-character.	M\?diasite	Mediasite	Use for multiple spelling of a word. E.g. Searching gr\?y would return grey and gray.

The \? Wildcard is specific to Mediasite’s search feature and only works on Mediasite versions 7.0.30 and later.

Operators

Use operators in conjunction with multiple search terms to make results more precise. Operators are case-sensitive.

The default operator is AND when searching multiple words with no other operators defined.

Operator	Function	Example Search String	Recommended Use
AND	Find results containing both terms.	dog AND puppy	Use when searching for two or more words within a single result. This will often narrow your search.
OR	Find results containing either term.	dog OR puppy	Useful for searching synonyms. E.g. dog OR puppy OR canine, etc.
NOT	Find results containing one term, but not the other.	dog NOT puppy	Use for excluding common, unwanted results.
+	The word which + precedes must be in the results; other terms will not be.	+dog house	Use for specifying exact matches, while disregarding other results.

Grouping and quotations

Parentheses can be combined with operators in order to group terms into sub-queries. This can be useful for combining operators and organizing multiple keywords. For example: (dog OR cat) AND food will return results for both dog and cat food.

Quotations can be used to get results containing an exact phrase. Word order is taken into account, and the full phrase must be present within a single field. For example, “Dog Training” will return results for “Daily Dog Training” or “Dog Training School.”

Special characters

Special characters must be escaped in order to be included in search results. The following characters must be escaped:

+ - & | ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \

Special characters are not explicitly required in a search query in order to be included in search results, and search strings can also be entered in quotes without special characters.

Example Search Term	Valid Search Strings
Sonic Foundry (in Madison, WI)	Sonic Foundry \(in Madison, WI\)
	"Sonic Foundry \(in Madison, WI\)"
	Sonic Foundry in Madison WI
	"Sonic Foundry in Madison WI"

Escaping special characters is required in Mediasite versions 7.0.30 and later.