Correct Syntax
How do I know what is the allowed search query syntax?

1.	Two operators are not allowed next to each other (except AND and OR before NOT).
2.	No operator is allowed to start or end a query (except starting with NOT).
3.	Wildcards (*) are not allowed in the scope of NEAR.
4.	Operands, wildcards and parenthesis are not allowed inside phrases.
5.	All parenthesis and quotation marks must be closed.
6.	Non-alphanumeric characters are not allowed (except parenthesis, quotation marks and wildcards).
7.	The default operator is AND, and 10 is the default proximity radius of NEAR.

However, you don't have to remember these rules. Data Detective corrects automatically improper search query syntax.

For example:
     fonts NOT^%(Director/or/Macintosh becomes fonts AND NOT (director OR macintosh)
     January-or-February)"mr.*johnson becomes (january OR february) AND "mr johnson"
     near not("january" near becomes near AND NOT (january AND near)

If the corrected query is not what you intended to search for you can always correct it manually and repeat the search.