Wikipedia:Tip of the day/April 27, 2006

Searching in Wikipedia

Search input box is located at the top right on every page. It will take you to the article which matches your query, otherwise it displays the search results.

If you want to force the display of search results, click on the last item in drop-down list (which says «containing...»), or first do an empty search (click on the magnifying glass) in order to be taken to Special:Search.

Sometimes you'll get an article you didn't expect, such as the Mexican State of Chihuahua instead of the breed of dog of the same name. Usually, there will be a special note at the top of the page that says something like For other uses of the term, see Chihuahua (disambiguation). By going to the disambiguation page you should be able to find the article you were looking for by selecting it from a list of articles that share the same title.

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