Search tips

To perform a search, enter the words in the Search box at the top of any page of the site and press Enter or click Go.

If you enter more than one word in the search box, pages that exist which contain all of your search words will appear in the results followed by pages containing fewer of the words.

The search uses phrase stemming, which means variations of the word you enter are also used in the search – for example typing in test will also return pages containing the words tests, testing, tester etc.

Once you have carried out a search, you may refine or narrow it to produce more relevant results by ticking services related to your search and clicking Go below the list of services on the results page. You may also change your search word(s) if you wish and/or exclude Word/PDF files so they do not appear in search results.

You can access an A-Z of web services or use the Advanced Search by clicking the appropriate link at the top or bottom of any search results page.

A-Z

The A-Z provides a list of web services in A-Z format, from where you can click any service to return pages containing information related to that service. If the service you are looking for does not appear in the A-Z, you can try an A-Z keyword search to find services related to your keyword. Once you have clicked a service in the A-Z you can either view all pages related to that service or refine your results further by searching within the service.

Advanced Search

The Advanced Search gives you the option of being more specific about which word or words to include in, or exclude from, your search, and also lets you search for specific phrases rather than individual words. In addition you can search only within specific services, within other areas of the site and/or by file type.