Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Using "Not" when searching Workflows

You may have noticed that typing the word “not” in a title search yields some wacky results. For example:

This is because Workflows recognizes the word “not” as a Boolean operator, which is used to narrow a search by exclusion. So, when I search for Eat This Not That books, Workflows thinks I want books with the words “Eat This,” and to eliminate those titles that have the word “that.” So, I get every book, but the one I want.

When typing in titles that have the word “not,” simply eliminate “not” and type the title without it. Example:

To learn more about Boolean operators, go here.

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