Search tips and tutorials for using Factiva.
Use "and" to connect two or more concepts.
Italy and debt crisis
Connect synonyms with "or" and enclose them in parentheses.
Microsoft and (merge* or acquis* or acquir* or sale)
Truncate words with an asterisk.
Use merg* for merger, mergers, merging, merged
Link words in order with w/n
Hillary w/2 Clinton
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atleast5 |
Words mentioned more than once atleast3 Microsoft
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wc>500 |
Word count greater than
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hlp= |
Words in the headline or lead paragraph hlp= Microsoft
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same |
Words appear in the same paragraph Gates same Microsoft
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s/F100/ |
Words appear in the first (n) words of the text Microsoft/F100/
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Use the drop down box (on the upper left) to sort by relevance.
Factiva includes articles from selected blogs and websites that feature news on companies, industries, trade associations and the government. Content from many of these sites are updated continuously throughout the day.
Construct your search with one or more indexes.
Use the Source Lookup to select news from the Wall Street Journal.
Use the Company Lookup to select a company or companies.
Repeat for Subject, Industry, and/or Region.
All terms highlighted in yellow are your search terms.
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Use indexing by SUBJECT to identify business news subjects or content types.
Some frequently used subjects::
Subjects that identify the top stories about an industry
Subjects that identify specific content types.
