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CoD4Boards · 09-28-2008 until 10-29-2010

Since we are getting an increasingly large amount of repeated questions and threads popping up I thought it'd be a good idea to show people how to use the Search feature properly.

First of all, the Search button is easy to find, it's up the top of most pages:
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When you click the Search button, a drop-box will come down. When the drop-box appears, click Advanced Search:

You should now see a box like this:

Type your search query into the keyword box and change the drop-box below it to Search Titles Only, then click Search Now:

You will now see all the threads with that title:

If you want to search a particular forum (eg. PS3 sub-forum, General Discussion, Off Topic Discussion etc), then chose the appropriate forum from the search box titled Search in Forum(s):

If you want to search a particular members threads/posts, use the Search by User Name section. A drop-box will come down as you type, showing you possible usernames that relate to what you are typing.

There are many more things you can do with the Search function, including sorting the posts by date, relevance, number of replies, thread start date etc. So have a play around with it and you'll be a master in no time.

I hope you've learnt something from this tutorial and will use the search function more often. That way we can keep this community clean, sorted, uncluttered and spam free.

Original post by Silent-Sniper.