• The table above displays specific inputs and selections made or automatically set in the form to the left.

  Enter a word or phrase into any of the input forms, and/or make selections from the listboxes (left-hand column)

• Search formats vary according to which button (Detailsearch, Resources, Stats, or Glossary) is selected

In most cases, using the Wild Card together with the Search Precisions (Quick, Flexible and Loose) should yield some results.

• Please Note! The Search Precision setting could change in an attempt to find a record.

The Categories and Trends lists yield different results depending on the Search Precision settings.

• For multiple list selections, press CTRL key while left-clicking. (Click first item of boxlists to clear all previous selections.) Colored boxlists indicate existing selections within.
• Predefined concept links, offering alternative search patterns, will appear in red beside category headings within the results.

Use the Search Precision to expand, or limit search results.

• Depending on the inputs used, the Search Precision controls the search accuracy.
  • Quick (default) is the fastest and has limited flexibility. (i.e. Mixed Use will find mixed-Use, mixed_Use and mixeduse.)
  • Flexible has greater latitude. (i.e. an entry for smart growth will find smarter growth, as well as search titles and linking addresses)
  • Loose increases flexibility (i.e. , ecological capacity) and the number of areas searched within the database.

Click Stats when you are ready to search - or re-search.

• Note that Reset does not clear, or restart inputs. Only changes made since the most recent search.

If Open New Window is set to Yes (default) any resource links you click on from the resulting list will be opened in a new window. Any changes to this option will only take affect after you click on GO!