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SEARCHES

• How to do a quick word or phrase search
• Basic Search Tips
• Searching for Formulas, Mathematics, and Exact Phrases
• Searching by Date or ID
• Examples

INTRODUCTIONS

• How to ask for an introduction
• How to ask a question about a Procter & Gamble technology

1. In the Search for box, type the word or phrase you want to search for.
2. Click Go. The results of your search will then be displayed.

The yet2.com search engine used here works like Google or many of the other search engines you may have used.

Type a series of individual words or quoted phrases to search for listings that contain all those words or phrases (in any order). A space between words is equivalent to AND. For example: process chemical.

• Separate words or phrases with AND (or type +) to search for listings that contain all words or phrases. For example: process AND chemical, process + chemical.
• Separate words or phrases with OR (or type ,) to search for listings that contain any of those words or phrases. For example: process OR chemical, process, chemical.
• Put NOT (or type -) in front of a word or quoted phrase to search for listings that do not contain the word or phrase. For example: process NOT chemical, process -chemical.

All searches are completely case-insensitive. No distinction is made between capital letters and lowercase letters.

Important: Using commas to separate words broadens your search to include more documents. To narrow your search, separate words and phrases with AND.

Put all formulas, mathematics, and exact phrases -- such as the title of a TechPak -- inside double quotation marks, like these examples:

"Polish (Solvent-Based)"

"Unique, Liquid, Odor and Gas-Absorbing Structure"

Scientific formulas often use parentheses or commas that can confuse a general-purpose search engine. Always use double-quotation marks for them.

Important: If you use double-quotes within a phrase, you must precede the quotes with a backslash. For example, this title includes quotation marks: "Binder \"Eases\" Bulk Transport".

You can search for listings from a given month in the past through to the current month. For example: date:3 finds all listings published during the three months prior to the current date. date:6 finds listings published during the six months prior to the current date. For example, processes +chemical +date:12 finds all TechPaks containing "processes" and "chemical" published during the past year.

You can search for listings by specific ID number. Each listing has a unique ID. For example: id:14892 finds the listing with that specific ID.

When viewing a P&G technology, you may click the Request an Introduction button at any time. Fill in the contact information requested on this page, then proceed to the next page to fill in information about your request. The information that you provide will be verified and forwarded to the proper department at P&G. After reviewing your request, you may be contacted by a representative of P&G to open preliminary discussions.

While viewing a P&G technology you may click the Ask the Owner a Question button. This will take you to a new page where you may enter contact information needed for P&G to reply. After submitting this data the question page will be presented. Please enter your question and click Submit. Your question will be forwarded to the responsible party at P&G and subsequently answered in an email reply.