Search Options/Tips

Mark McKenzie_1

Was watching a recent FamilSearch Video about Full Text Search and walked away with a better understanding about how * symbol works. This is how it is explained under the Advanced Search Tips….

Find different forms of a root word

Use the * symbol. Example: Car* will match car, cars, carriage, carpenter, etc.

But…. it's not telling the whole story…

A search for probl*m will return results that include— probitatem Probateerm probloom Probatum

While a search prob* will also return those words, being able to 'narrow' the results with additional letters is very helpful

Maybe a reword of the description with different/additional examples would help folks to not miss this capability