Add a number after the symbol to specify how far apart the words can be. An unusual addition is the range truncation. The range of options in the brackets can be numbers or letters. The symbols can be used after only two characters. They can be internal or end truncation but can not be used at the beginning.
All search terms look for a match regardless of upper and lower case.
Leave a space after the field designator as in the following examples although a space is not required when the search terms are enclosed in parenthese. Looks for the given elements within the poster's email address. Checks for terms in the subject line of the message. Restrictions to hits in newsgroups matching a given term. The Power Search includes several limits.