- Basic Search Tip
| (+), (-) Operators |
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Use a plus (+) symbol in front of words to find only answers that contain those words. For example: santa + sock will get products contain both santa and sock. |
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Use a minus (-) symbol in front of words to exclude answers that contain those words. For example: santa - sock will get products contain santa excluding sock. |
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REMEMBER TO TYPE A SPACE BEFORE AND AFTER THE SIGN. |
| Using Quotation Marks |
| Typically, when a phrase is enclosed by double quotations marks, the exact phrase is searched. For example, "santa sock" will get products exactly with "santa sock" in their name. |
| Wildcard (?) and Truncation (*) Symbols |
| (?) |
The wildcard is represented by a question mark (?). To use the wildcard, enter your search terms and replace each unknown character with a ?. For example, type so?? will get products such as soap, sock etc., but it won't get soccer because the wildcard replaces a single character. |
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Truncation is represented by an asterisk (*). To use truncation, enter the root of a search term and replace the ending with an *, you will get all forms of this word. For example, soc* will get all products such as sock, socks, soccer etc. |
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Using truncation(*), you must type 3 characters at least. For example, soc* is legal seach mask, but so* is invalid. |
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If you are searching our promotional products simply enter the detail
found in the description of the item written the specials flyer. You will receive a display message that the item is not found if you enter the wrong information. Please double check that your search input is correct! |
- Simple Search
The search function is very powerful, yet easy to use. You can search the entire product inventory. Use the following instructions to make sure you get the best possible search results.
The following rules apply to all searches within 4sgm.com:
Keywords are separated by commas
Results are based on any keyword entered
To search for a phrase, use quotation mask
Searches look in product name and description
For seaching products, you can search for keywords by using a plus sign (+) between the keywords. You can also search for a specific phrase by using quotation marks (" "). Furthermore, you can use wildcard and truncation symbols. |
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- Advanced Search
The Advanced Search will allow you to enter comma-seperated string and use wildcard characters. By default, a advanced search looks for words, not strings. For example, entering the word "sock" will find products containing the word "sock" but not "socks" You can use wildcards, however to broaden the scope of the search. "sock*" will return products containing both "sock" and "socks" Case is ignored.
With an advanced search, you can specify any or all of the product attributes fields (item number, item name, description, coutry of origin, brand and upc code) you wish to search in. Advanced search also allows you to pick a price range, an arrival date range and a category to search, further narrowing your search results. You can also choose how to sort the results to display. |
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