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Filters at a glance

Reference 1 min read Intermediate Updated

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  1. Which tab has which filter
  2. The choices
  3. Behavior

A one-page lookup of the controls in the filter row. The explanations are in Narrow results with filters.

#Which tab has which filter

Filter News, Images, Videos All Websites Web
Date Yes Yes Yes, starts on 30 days No
Published or Discovered Yes No Yes No
Match Yes, full list Yes, six options Yes, full list No
Length Yes Yes No No
Sentiment Yes Yes No No
Apply to web, Open in News › No Yes No No

#The choices

Filter Choices What it does
Date Auto, 1 hour, 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days, 90 days, 180 days, 365 days, 2 years, All How far back to look. Auto chooses from the subject and shows its choice. See Choose a time window
Published / Discovered Two choices Count the window from the article's date, or from the day 4Search found it
Match (Meaning), (Text & Meaning) and (Text) options for the title, the summary, the body, names and tags How your words are compared with articles. See Meaning, text or both
Length Any length, 50+ words to 1,000+ words in steps of 50, Custom range… A minimum, or a range, of words in the indexed text
Sentiment 1 (most negative) to 10 (most positive), with All and None Keep articles whose tone falls on the ticked numbers. All or none ticked means no filter
Apply to web Ticked or not While ticked, the date also narrows the Web column
Open in News › A link The same search and filters on the News tab

#Behavior

  • Menus apply as soon as you choose. The Sentiment menu applies when it closes or a moment after the last tick.
  • Filters narrow the News column, and the pictures and videos on Images and Videos. Only the date, on All, reaches the Web column.
  • Filters stay on their tab: switching tabs carries your words only.
  • Your choices are recorded in the address. See Address parts.

Read next

Searching Narrow results with filters Use the date, match, length and sentiment menus to cut a search down to the articles you want, and learn how the All tab applies them. Searching Choose a time window Set how far back a search looks. Let Auto decide, pick a fixed range, or type a time phrase such as today or last week. Searching Meaning, text or both: the match menu Choose how 4Search compares your words with articles: by meaning, by exact text, or both, and when quotes and minus signs work. Reference Operators at a glance Every search operator and sign 4Search understands, what it does in the Web column and in the News column, on one page.