Simple Search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Taking our first step beyond a single keyword, you can search for a specific phrase or other combination of multiple words by \u201cwrapping them in quotes.\u201d As a side note: this also works in most search engines like Google and DuckDuckGo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tag Search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tag search is where Bear starts picking up momentum. Sure, you can search for any Let\u2019s say you love<\/em> coffee and have a collection of notes about your favorite roasts and cafes from traveling. If your notes use nested tags<\/a> like in our example here, you could search for !#coffee<\/strong> to view just<\/em> the notes in the parent tag, or #*\/coffee\/medium roast#<\/strong> to view notes about blends that takes the middle road (be sure to include the second pound sign for multi-word tags).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bear also offers a number of special search options to suit different scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note<\/strong>: For @date<\/strong> and @cdate<\/strong> (the creation date of a note), there is no space between the command and the parenthesis. For an example, try copying @cdate(202201)<\/strong> into your Bear search box and the results will show all notes created in January 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a number of other options for searching based on time, including @yesterday<\/strong> or @today<\/strong> which will show notes modified, well, yesterday or today. Remember to pay attention to the selected Sidebar section or tag, as that will further narrow your search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out the full list of time-based search triggers in the Special Searches section<\/a> of our support doc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Special Search triggers can be used in combination with any term to get more precise results. For example, a search for @images “Intelligentsia Coffee”<\/strong> shows all notes containing an image and<\/em> the exact keyword ‘Intelligentsia Coffee’ anywhere in the text. Please note<\/strong>: Individual keywords of a combined search need to be separated by spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use \u2018or\u2019 to search for all notes containing one of the two keywords: bread or cake<\/strong> will find every note that contains at least one of those keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To exclude specific words from the search results, use the minus sign: to exclude take-out only cafes, enter -“take out”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For fast, one-click access to a frequently used search in Bear, you can add our search widget to your devices. Learn how to add widgets to your iPhone<\/a>, iPad<\/a>, and Mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more special search options, you can also see our Advanced search options in Bear<\/a> support doc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U2\u2019s lead singer still hasn\u2019t found what he\u2019s looking for<\/a>, but we hope you can with all these new search skills in your tool belt. 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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOther advanced searches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Combination Search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSearch widget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBono would be proud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n