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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">Searching craigslist</span></strong></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l8 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN">Homepage Search</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l8 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN">Category Search</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l8 level1 lfo2;"><span lang="EN">Display Options</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">Refining Your Search</span></strong></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span lang="EN">Adjusting Search Results</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span lang="EN">Location Search</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span lang="EN">Narrowing Your Search</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4;"><span lang="EN">Saving Searches</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Searching craigslist</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">There are two ways to search craigslist: homepage search and category search.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">1. Homepage Search</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">To search from the homepage, start typing in the box beneath &ldquo;search classifieds&rdquo;.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">Make sure the location named at the top is where you want to search.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN">If the location is not correct, visit our list of available sites, and choose the most appropriate one.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">As you type, you will be given results in a variety of categories.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Click the one that best describes what you are looking for.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">2. Category Search</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">To search a specific category, click on the category (e.g. "for sale") or sub-category (e.g. "bikes") name.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">for sale</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">If you select a sub-category (e.g. "bikes"), you may choose "all", "by-owner", or "by-dealer" postings.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Refining Your Search</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">1. Location Search</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">For some sites, you can click on a subarea to the right of the location name to filter your results.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">For these sites, you can also use the drop down menu on a search page.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">drop down</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">2. Narrowing Your Search</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">The following methods can be used to further narrow your search results:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo7;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">Phrase Search:</span></strong><span lang="EN"> You can use quotation marks to search for a specific phrase.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN">e.g. this search finds postings with the exact phrase "<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">coffee table</strong>" listed: "coffee table"</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">Exclude Terms:</span></strong><span lang="EN"> You can exclude a term by using the "-" symbol before the word you want excluded.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN">e.g. this search finds postings that have the word 'table' but not 'coffee': <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">table -coffee</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">"OR"</span></strong><span lang="EN"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Search:</strong> You can find postings with one or multiple terms by using the "|" symbol between words.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN">e.g. this search finds postings that have 'honda' or 'toyota' (or both): <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">honda | toyota</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">Grouping:</span></strong><span lang="EN"> You can group terms together in parenthesis when queries are complicated.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN">e.g. this search finds postings with 'honda' or 'toyota' (or both) but not 2000 or 2001:<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> (toyota | honda) -2000 -2001</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN">Wildcards:</span></strong><span lang="EN"> You can search for different forms of a word by using the "*" symbol.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN">e.g. <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">din* table</strong> (matches "dining table," "dinner table")</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN">e.g. <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wood floo* </strong>(matches "wood floors," "wood flooring", etc)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN">e.g.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> iphone*</strong> (matches "iphone," "iphones," "iphone5," etc)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">3. Saving Searches</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">To save searches for later use, please see our FAQ</span></p>
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