How to do Advanced Search in eBooks, Notes & Annotations?

Let's see how to do a search using the intelligent 'Advanced Search'.

The Advanced Search Feature on iOS/Android

The advanced search icon is available at the top of your screen (3rd from the library icon), once you tap on it, you will see all the four search methods, Proximity value search, recent search arrow, and search areas.

The Advanced Search Feature on Web

The advanced search icon is available at the top of your screen (1st in the library side panel icon), once you click on it, you will see all the four search methods, Proximity value search, recent search arrow, and Search Area.

Real-Time Search Only on EBC Reader

Search within EBC Reader, not only searches downloaded book results but all the books in your library. This enables you to instantly search every book, annotation or note, irrespective of whether you have downloaded it on your device. Thus allowing you instant access to your entire library, without limiting it to device space restrictions etc.

Search Within Your Notes

Every time you search, EBC Reader Advanced Search will also search those keywords within your notes. Making it easier to refer to past work or ideas that you may have put together and build on it in your research while making no extra effort to search for it. Thus saving you a lot of time and effort.

Search Within Your Annotations

Every time you search, EBC Reader Advanced Search will also search through all your highlights, underlines by pen or pencil, copy selection as well as bookmarks. Making it easier to refer to earlier highlights across your entire e-library, thus building on past research or ideas, thereby customising your search. Thus saving you a lot of time and effort.

Search Approach: Search by ‘All Words’

Step 1: Type the keywords here, for example: "FIR is substantive evidence"

Step 2: Select 'All Words' as the search type.

Step 3: Select proximity as needed.

Step 4: Select the pre-defined search area, then hit 'Search'.

Search Results: 'All Words' Search Method

Step 1: Search results for 'FIR is substantive evidence' will be displayed on your screen.

Step 2: You can sort your results further as shown in the left panel of page.

Search Approach: Search by ‘Phrase’

Step 1: Type the 'Phrase' here like for example "De Novo" or "Euthanasia entails the use"

Step 2: Select 'Exact Phrase' as the search type.

Step 3: Select the pre-defined search area, then hit 'Search'.

Search Results: By Phrase

Step 1: Search results get listed for 'Euthanasia entails the use'.

Step 2: You can sort your results further as shown in the left panel of page.

Search Approach: Search by ‘Any Words’

Step 1: Type the search keywords here like: Kashmir Reorganisation Act.

Step 2: Select 'Any Words' as the search type.

Step 3: Select the pre-defined search area, then hit 'Search'.

Search Results: Any Words

Step 1: Search results get listed for Kashmir Reorganisation Act.

Step 2: You can sort your results further as shown in the left panel of page.

Search Approach: Search by ‘Boolean’

Step 1: Type keywords with operators or modifiers such as- ? * ~.

Step 2: Select 'Boolean' as the search type.

Step 3: Select proximity as needed.

Step 4: Select the pre-defined search area, then hit 'Search'.

Search Results: Boolean

Step 1: Search results get listed for 'Wom?n'.

Step 2: You can sort your results further as shown in the left panel of page.

Search by Set - Search only in a Specific Set

Step 1: With EBC Reader Advanced Search, you can limit your search results to a single set of books, for example like C.K. Thakker "Code of Civil Procedure" in 6 volumes and search through only that set.

Step 2: Select to view results.

Filter Search results - Search Result Filters: By View (Books, Annotations, Notes)

Filter Search 'View'

Step 1: Filter what you want to see in your search results "View" i.e. you can add or remove Books, Annotations, Notes results as required to focus on any one area.

Step 2: Tap on toggle button to view results.

Search Result Filters: By Category Of Books

Step 1: Thus you can choose to search within books, or bare-acts or both. Thus enables the reader to refine the search and the relevance of the results.

Step 2: Click to view results.

Updated on: 17/07/2023