NOTE: More consistent results will be obtained by entering all searches entirely in lower case
| Typing | Result |
| "cats and dogs" | Articles containing the phrase "cats and dogs". |
| cats or dogs | Articles containing the word "cats" or the word "dogs". |
| cats and dogs | Articles containing both words. |
| cats not pets | Articles containing the word "cats" except for those that also contain the word "pets". |
| subject<contains>music | Articles classed as music. |
| author<contains>jan wong | Articles written by Jan Wong. |
| sortdate=20010601 | All articles published on June 1, 2001. |
| sortdate>20010601 | All articles published after June 1, 2001. |
| page=a20 | Articles appearing on page A20 of the newspaper. |
| page=a20 and sortdate=20010601 | Articles appearing on page A20 of the newspaper on June 1, 2001. |