Hit List: Search Results Listing.
Previous Hit: Previous Search Result.
Search This Code: Search Current Code Only.
Search This Chapter: Search Current Chapter only.
Click on Contents in the left tool bar. The Table of Contents for the E-Code will appear in the chapter screen.
Clicking on the + (plus) sign will expand the Table to display chapter, article and section titles within the E-Code. Once a title has been fully expanded, a - (minus) sign will appear next to it. Titles with - (minus) signs next to them can be clicked on to collapse (or shorten) the Table.
To go directly to a specific location within the E-Code chapter, find the Chapter, Article or Section you are looking for in the Table of Contents and click on the underlined title. The portion of the Code you wish to view will appear on the right side of the screen. The Table of Contents will appear to the left of the chapter.
To view the Table full-screen again, click on Contents in the left tool bar or place your cursor directly on top of the vertical line that divides the Table of Contents from the chapter and drag it to the right.
To view the text full-screen, click on Chapter View in the left tool bar or place your cursor directly on top of the vertical line that divides the Table of Contents from the chapter and drag it to the left.
The text of the chapter being viewed will be expanded to fill the screen. To scroll through the text, place your cursor on up or down arrows in the right scroll bar or on your keyboard, use the Page Up and Page Down or Up and Down arrow keys.
Hit List: Search Results Listing.
Once a search has been performed within an E-Code, clicking on Hit List will display the most recent list of search hits during your current session.
To return to the beginning of the Chapter you are viewing, click on Top.
To view succeeding instances where your searched keywords appear in the Chapter you are viewing, click on Next Hit.
Previous Hit: Previous Search Result.
To return to the hit just prior to the one you are currently viewing, click on Previous Hit.
Text Only: Click your cursor once inside the chapter text and choose Print from the left tool bar. When the Print window appears on-screen, make sure the 'Only the selected frame' option is chosen. Click OK.
Entire Screen: Choose Print from the left tool bar. When the Print window appears on-screen, choose the 'As laid out on screen' option. Click OK.
Search This Code: Search Current Code Only.
The screen to the right will divide in two parts: the Search column and the chapter screen.
In the center Search column, type the keywords which you want to find within the E-Code into the box titled Enter Search Request.
Choose the type of search you wish to make: Fuzzy Logic, Root Word, Phonic or Natural Language.
Fuzzy: A fuzzy logic search will find the keywords you are looking for even if they are misspelled. For instance, a fuzzy search for "lisenses" will also find "licenses." Fuzzy searches are helpful if the text contains typographical errors, or if you are unsure how to spell a word.
Root Word: The root word option looks for words that have the same 'stem' as the word you entered in the search field. For example, entering the word "license" and performing a root word search will return results including "licenses," "licensing," "licensed", etc.
Phonic: A phonic search looks for a word that sounds like the keyword you are searching for and begins with the same letter. An example would be searching for "guarantee." The search results would include "guaranty" as well. If you are using multiple keywords, you can limit the phonic search to a single word by using the pound (#) character in front of it. For instance, if you are searching for "bond" and "guarantee", you can limit the phonic search for the second word by keying "bond #guarantee" in the search field.
Natural Language: A natural language search allows the user to enter "natural" conversational phrases rather than just keywords. This means that you can ask such questions as "how much do dog licenses cost?" Results are weighted by the number of times the words in your search question appear within the chapters.
Click the Go button to begin the search.
The Search Results will be displayed in the center column. The number of times the keywords you submitted occur within a specific chapter will appear to the left of the Chapter title. Click on the Chapter you wish to view and the text will appear on the right side of the screen.
Search This Chapter: Search Current Chapter only.
The screen to the right will divide in two parts: the Search column and the chapter screen. The search column contains similar options as those in the Search This Code.
In the center Search column, type the keywords which you want to find within the E-Code into the box titled Enter Search Request.
Choose the type of search you wish to make: Fuzzy Logic, Root Word, Phonic or Natural Language. (For an explanation of each type of search, see Search This Code)
Click the Go button to begin the search.
The Search Results will be displayed in the center column. The number of times the keywords you submitted occur within a specific chapter will appear in the center column. Click on First Hit and Next Hit to view the specific occurrences of the keywords in the Chapter.
Clicking on "Search Again" will display the Chapter Search window again in the center column of the screen.
Enter the keywords or phrases you wish to look for in the search field at the top of the screen.
Select the Code(s) you would like to search for information: highlight the name of the municipality you are interested in. To highlight more than one municipality name, hold down the Control key on your keyboard as you click on the titles you want to search.
Choose the type of search you wish to make. To the right of the municipality names, four types of search options are offered: Fuzzy, Root Word, Phonic and Natural Language. (For an explanation of each type of search, see Search This Code)
Click on the Go button to begin the search.
Getting Results
Searching in an individual Code will return a screen indicating the number of matches within the Code you have chosen. To view the specific results, click on the "matches found" phrase to the right of the municipality name.
Searching in multiple Codes will return a screen indicating the number of matches within each of the Codes you have selected. To view the specific results in each Code, click on the "Matches located" phrase to the right of the name of the municipality whose Code you wish to view.
If you would like to perform another search, click on the "New Search" button to return to the Global Search screen.
Viewing Results
The Search Results from the Global Search will appear in the middle column of the E-Code screen. Click on the Chapter title to view the chapter for matching results.