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Link Editor—Search by Word

The fields described below appear in the Search Information section of the Link Editor when you modify a Search by Word link.

After making any of the modifications described in the following sections, or in any of the General Information fields, always type the ProQuest Direct account password for your current session in the Password field and click Update in this box on the Link Editor page.

Then, click Test Link on the yellow bar.

Search for

For a ProQuest Direct page that displays a list of articles, this field displays the search word or term. To edit the search, simply overtype the value in this field. You can use any valid Search by Word syntax supported in ProQuest Direct. ProQuest Direct's Search Assistant provides access to and instructions for using search operators, date range restrictions, and search fields. Also see ProQuest Direct's online help.

Add plurals/Use thesaurus

When Add plurals is enabled, ProQuest Direct expands the search to find occurrences of plurals of the search terms. For example, a search on computer will also find computers. A search on calf will also find calves.
When Use thesaurus is enabled, ProQuest Direct looks for accepted alternate spellings, such as theater/theatre, of search words.

Search full text

	When this option is enabled, ProQuest Direct looks for the search terms in the title, abstract, and full text of articles.
	When this option is disabled, ProQuest Direct looks for the search terms in the following indexed fields:
	Abstract Personal Name Article Title Product Name Author Subject Terms Company Name Source Geographical Name

Yes—The option is enabled for this link.
No—The option is disabled for this link.
Use account default—The status of this option is specified in the account contract.
(decide later)—The link will not contain any directive for this option. You can manually edit the link later to append a value. Until or unless you do, the option's status reflects the account contract setting.

Maximum results

The maximum number of articles to display to the user. Specify at least 1, but not more than 50. The default if left blank is 25.