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Do a Keyword Search if you cannot find an item with another search or if you do not know an exact place, author, title, or subject. This is particularly useful for locating records of European towns.
''[[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Keywords Search''' <br>


A Keyword Search looks for entries that contain the word(s) you typed by searching the following fields:  
Do a '''Keywords Search''' if you cannot find an item with another search or if you do not know an exact place, author, title, or subject. This is particularly useful for locating records of European towns.
 
A Keywords Search looks for entries that contain the word(s) you typed by searching the following fields:  


*"Title"  
*"Title"  
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*"Notes," including "Film Notes"
*"Notes," including "Film Notes"


== Steps to Search by Keyword ==
== Steps to Search by Keywords ==


#Go to the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog].<br>
#Go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog].<br>  
#Click '''Keyword Search'''.  
#Click '''Places''' to close the Places Search.
#Click '''Keywords Search''' to open it.  
#Type a word or phrase.  
#Type a word or phrase.  
#Click '''Search.'''  
#Click '''Search.'''  
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#If there is a film of the record, click '''View Film Notes.<br><br>'''
#If there is a film of the record, click '''View Film Notes.<br><br>'''


== How Do I Understand the Results of a Keyword Search?  ==
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A Keyword Search results in a list of titles in relevance-ranked order, which means that titles that most likely match your search appear higher on the list.
 
If you do not find the catalog entry you want, you may want to modify your search by adding or deleting keywords.
 
== See also  ==
 
[[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog]]
 
[[Family History Library Catalog Place Search|Family History Library Catalog Place Search]]
 
[[Family History Library Catalog Surname Search|Family History Library Catalog Surname Search]]
 
[[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library Catalog Title Search]]
 
[[Family History Library Catalog Film or Fiche Search|Family History Library Catalog Film and Fiche Search]]  


[[Family History Library Catalog Author Search|Family History Library Catalog Author Search]]
== How Do I Understand the Results of a Keywords Search?  ==


[[Family History Library Catalog Subject Search|Family History Library Catalog Subject Search]]
*A Keywords Search results in a list of titles in relevance-ranked order, which means that titles that most likely match your search appear higher on the list
*If you can't find the record you want under one of the other searches, use the same words in searching by keyword.
*If you do not find the catalog entry you want, you may want to modify your search by adding or deleting keywords.


[[Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search|Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search]]
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