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To start your search, enter your keyword(s) in the search field.
To search for all of your keywords, use AND between the words. e.g. Janet AND Jackson will find stories that contain "Janet" and "Jackson"
To search for any of your keywords, use OR between the words. e.g. Mark OR McGwire will find stories that contain either "Mark" or "McGwire"
To search for exact phrases, use quotes "" around the words. e.g. "Hillary Clinton" will find stories that contain the word sequence "Hillary Clinton"
To exclude a word from your search, use NOT before the keyword. e.g. Tom NOT Hanks will find stories that contain "Tom" but not "Hanks"
To further refine your search, you can use a combination of AND, OR, NOT or quotes with your keywords. You can also group search terms using ( ) to better define the search parameters.
The "%" can be used as a wildcard to search for variations of search term that end with different suffixes. e.g. Alaska% would return Alaska's or Alaskan
How to Match Stories and ArtHere are two examples:
(travel AND wildlife) AND NOT Alaska%
travel AND NOT (Alaska% OR europe OR asia OR technology)
There are several ways to match News Service stories and art.
On News Service budgets, the budget lines for stories that have art include hyperlinks to that art (just click them).
News Service stories include art information at the top (a list of the kinds of art available) and at the bottom (a list of filenames or keywords to search for). Enter these filenames or keywords in the search box at the top of any MCT Direct page. Then use the pop-up menu to choose the type of search (All Visuals, Photos, Graphics, etc.), and click the Search button.
Art captions and art search results often include the slug of matching MCT stories (for example, MCT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: ANTISMOKING). Enter this slug (in this case, ANTISMOKING) in the search box at the top of any MCT Direct page. Then use the pop-up menu to choose the type of search (News Service, etc.), and click the Search button.
Some things to remember:
Not all stories have art, and not all art is linked to stories.
Stories are often posted before art and vice versa, and budget lines are often posted before either stories or art. If your search turns up empty, try again later in the day.
If you have subscribed to some MCT services but not others, some stories and/or art may require an a la carte purchase.
Some stories and/or art may be unavailable in your market because of territorial restrictions.
