There are now specific instructions and tips for searching stickied in The Office-
SEARCH Instructions
The fact is that we wish the search function was easier.
However, one cannot design a program that will think, and speak, in all the various ways that people can talk about the same thing.
25-2, Mod25-2, Mod 25-2, M25-2, M 25-2, Model 25-2, and Model25-2 are all the same thing to us. To a search engine, they are different words.
The IT Guy did a lot of work in adding the Google search to this forum. It improved the capability. It also takes more energy and bandwidth.
We have also enabled the Boolean feature for all members now. Again, more energy is used. We had intended to reserve that for members that donated to the forum, but decided that it would be better to enhance the search feature for all members.
Forgive The IT Guy if he seemed a bit testy in his posts. He has worked
hundreds of hours on this forum, with complaints about shortcomings usually exceeding praise for accomplishments.