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The Advanced Search page also offers title, domain, host, URL and link searches. Unlike AltaVista which displays a maximum of 10 results per page, All the Web's Advanced Page will return 10, 25, 50, 75, or 100 results at once.

Because ALL THE WEB does NOT support frames, the tutorial is designed differently for this section. To practice the steps listed below, go to the All THE WEB site.

To practice Implied Boolean (+/-) searching, follow these instructions:

1. Use + (plus) and - (minus) to find recipes for chocolate cake but not german chocolate cake.

2. Click the SEARCH button.

3. Scroll down and review the results. Click any links of interest.

4. Scroll down toward the bottom of the page. Click on 11-20 (below the last result) for the next set of results.

To practice Phrase searching, follow these instructions:

1. Type keywords using phrase searching and implied Boolean logic (+/-) in the search box to find information about vacations in the Grand Canyon.

2. Click the SEARCH button.

To practice Title searching, follow these instructions:

1. Click the Advanced Search link.

2. Use the word filters to conduct a title search for websites about training German Shepherds.

   In the WORD FILTERS section, type training German Shepherds in the first empty search box.

   NOTE: To conduct a title search, just type the keywords without phrase searching, Boolean logic, or title searching.

3. Change the in the text drop-down menu to in the title.

4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and change the 10 drop-down menu to 100.

5. Click the SEARCH button.

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