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To enter a query into MetaSearch, just type in a few descriptive words and hit the 'enter' key (or click on the Search button) for a list of relevant web pages. Since MetaSearch only returns web pages that contain all the words in your query, refining or narrowing your search is as simple as adding more words to the search terms you have already entered. Your new query will return a smaller subset of the pages MetaSearch found for your original "too-broad" query.

Choosing Keywords For best results, it's important to choose your keywords wisely. Keep these tips in mind:

Try the obvious first. If you're looking for information on Lyrics, enter "Lyrics" rather than "words to a song".
Use words likely to appear on a site with the information you want. "lyrics ABBA" gets better results than "words to songs ABBA".
Make keywords as specific as possible. "classic lyrics " gets more relevant results than "old lyrics".

Automatic "and" Queries By default, MetaSearch only returns pages that include all of your search terms. There is no need to include "and" between terms. Keep in mind that the order in which the terms are typed will affect the search results. To restrict a search further, just include more terms.

Automatic Exclusion of Common Words MetaSearch ignores common words and characters such as "where" and "how", as well as certain single digits and single letters, because they tend to slow down your search without improving the results.

Automatic Insertion of Common Words If you use our Lyrics, Chords, or Tabs we automatically include the keyword for you in your search query.

If a common word is essential to getting the results you want, you can include it by putting a "+" sign in front of it. (Be sure to include a space before the "+" sign.)

Another method for doing this is conducting a phrase search, which simply means putting quotation marks around two or more words. Common words in a phrase search (e.g., "where are you") are included in the search. For example, to search for Star Wars, Episode I, use: "star wars episode I"

Capitalization MetaSearch searches are NOT case sensitive. All letters, regardless of how you type them, will be understood as lower case. For example, searches for "george washington", "George Washington", and "gEoRgE wAsHiNgToN" will all return the same results.