| • | Enter as many search terms as you want. |
| • | For singular or plural forms it is better to input the singular form, as this will automatically find the plural, however the plural form will NOT automatically find the singular. |
| • | Use either upper- or lower-case. |
| • | When you enter multiple words, the system will look to match any of the words but not all. |
| • | Narrow your search results by choosing a category to search within from the pull-down menu. |
| • | Further refine your search by applying Advanced Search Filters. |
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| Searching by Image Number | |
| • | Enter as many images numbers as you want, but separate them with commas. |
| • | Do not include the number sign (#) with image numbers. |
| Quick Image Search Filters | |
| • | Use the following Basic Search filters to limit or refine a keyword search. |
| Choose a
category Search only among images within a topic area of interest to you: |
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| • | Entire catalogue - Images from all categories |
| • | Search within these results - Add additional keywords or filters and re-run the search to retrieve fewer images within your results. |
| • | Agriculture |
| • | Business and finance |
| • | Entertainment and culture |
| • | Health and education |
| • | Industry |
| • | Labour |
| • | Law and order/government |
| • | Nature and environment |
| • | People and society |
| • | Technology and telecoms |
| • | Transport |
| Advanced
Search Filters These filters are found only on an Advanced Search. |
|
| • | City |
| • | Province |
| • | Country |
| • | Photographer - Limit search results to images created by a specific photographer |
| • | Date Photographed or Created - Enter a date or date range in a variety of formats (e.g 1970s, 1935-1941) |
| • | Category |
| Searching for Combinations of Terms | |
| Find ALL
the words Select this option from the pull-down menu to find images that contain ALL the words you type. |
|
| Find ANY
of the words Select this option from the pull-down menu to find images that contain ANY one the words you type. |
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| Find exact
phrase Select this option from the pull-down menu to find images that match a phrase or other exact word sequence. |
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| • | Using search words "ice cream" will produce results that contain images of ice cream (NOT ice, NOT cream). |
| Orientation
Limit your search results to images that have a defined orientation. |
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| • | Any - [default setting] Images having any orientation |
| • | Vertical - Images that are taller than they are wide |
| • | Horizontal - Images that are wider than they are tall |
