The LIKSE search engine is designed to work like a web browser, so if you are familiar with browsers like Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, you should find this program very easy to use.

There are a number of different ways to move through the documents in this database. The three most important are hypertext, the navigation buttons, and the search feature.

Using hypertext

The coloured, underlined text in the document is hypertext. Most documents in this database contain a hypertext link at the top of the page. These links will usually take you back to the originating document.

If you cannot see the hyperlink at the top of the page, try scrolling up in the document -- either by using the scroll bar on the right of the screen, or by pressing the Up arrow key on your keyboard. You can also go to the beginning of a document by pressing Ctrl-Home on your keyboard.

Using the navigation buttons

The navigation buttons at the top left of the toolbar allow you to move back to pages you have viewed earlier (press the Back button), or forward again to your current page (press the Next button). At the bottom of each abstract is a Next Abstract hyperlink, which will take you to the next abstract in numerical sequence.

Using the search feature

The search feature provides a fast way to find specific terms. To use the search feature, click on the large Search button. Enter your search keyword(s) in the space provided. The box below, Search Type, allows you to choose whether you want to search for documents containing all your keywords, only some of your keywords, or the exact phrase you have typed.

For example, if you want to search for all abstracts containing the words "epithelial" and "cell", type both words (without the quotes) in the Keywords box, and select "all the words (AND)" from the Search Type menu.

If you want to see the abstracts that contain either word, type both words and select "any of the words (OR)".

Finally, if you want to find all abstracts that contain the exact phrase "epithelial cell", type the phrase into the Keywords box (again, without the quotes) and select "the phrase" from the Search Type menu.

Press the Start button when you are ready to begin your search. The search engine will search all the abstracts and display a page with all matching documents. Click on the hyperlink to go to that document. To return to the search results, click on the Back button (the left arrow at the top left of the screen).

Searching for text on a page

To find a word or phrase on a page, click the Find Text button at the bottom right of the program window. To search for subsequent occurrences of the word or phrase. click the Find Next button, to the right of the Find Text button.

Bookmarks

Like a web browser, the LIKSE search engine allows you to "bookmark" pages that you find particularly interesting. To bookmark a page, click on the Bookmark menu option and click Set Bookmark. If you click on Bookmark again, you will see that your page has been added to the list on the Bookmark menu.

The Bookmark Manager option in the Bookmark menu allows you to delete or rearrange bookmarks.

Other information

Fonts

This database was designed to use the fonts Arial, Times New Roman, and Symbol, fonts which are normally included as part of the standard Microsoft Windows installation. If these fonts are not present on your system, the text and tables may not appear as originally formatted, and the Greek and mathematical symbols used may appear as other characters. The simplest solution to this problem is to reinstall the missing fonts. Consult your Windows documentation for more details.