Back to list Direct Hit Search tips For best results, use precise search terms. All words are searched. Word order, capitalization, and punctuation do not affect the search. Results Web sites that respond to the information inquiry and are highly visited by individuals who stay connected to use them are ranked highest in the results list. Back to list EntireWeb Search tips Relatively new search engine, introduced July 2000.
Main page has radio buttons to specify searching all the words , any word , or exact text .
No help screens, but Advanced Search page functions as one. Results Results appear to be ranked by relevance, but no details on the results screen are available. Does provide the option to hide either text descriptions or sources, and the option of grouping results by domain. The Boolean operators must be capitalized. Click on List by Web Site to have Excite present the results sorted by site names.