Executing a basic search
Aleph's site-wide search bar is located at the top of any page on the site. This search bar allows you to search all of the documents and entities you have access to in Aleph. It is comprised of several distinct features:
The search form is where you enter keywords and other terms of interest in order to execute your search.
The create alert button enables you to create a saved alert based on the keywords and operators in the search form. Once saved, you will receive email notifications as well as see alerts in the notification tab when new data is added to Aleph that meet the requirements of your search.
The advanced search button displays a popup form which allows you to apply various advanced operators and methods to your search, like fuzzy matching, spelling variations, and proximity searches.
When you execute a search, the results of your search are listed below the search bar. As you scroll, more of the results will be displayed, until you reach the end of the list. The result count lets you know how many results in total were found matching your term.
With each result, yellow highlighted text indicates the context in which your search term was found. This allows you to eyeball the results and understand why they were returned based on your keywords. This can also help you decide if you need to either expand or narrow down your search.
Clicking on a search result opens a preview of the document or entity in question, allowing you to briefly assess whether it is worth a more in-depth look. You can quickly preview many results by using the up and down arrow keys to scroll between entries.
In the preview, clicking the Expand button will take you to the main page for that entity or document, while the Download button (for documents and other downloadable content) allows you to save a copy to your local machine. The X button closes the preview, returning you to the main results view.
Aleph's search results page includes a list of filters to further narrow down your search results. These filters are located in the left-hand sidebar of the page. Learn more about filtering your results here.
Aleph enables you to download the results of your search as a spreadsheet. Just click on the export button in the top-right of the window to download the results. Aleph limits the number of search results you can download to a maximum of 10,000 results.
