Use Lexicon Matches

  1. If you are not already in the CA/CAplus files:

    1. Click the Databases tab.


    2. Select the CA and CAplus files, and then click the Enter button.


  2. At the Command Line, enter a SEARCH or EXPAND command, and then enter a term. Lexicon matches to your terms appear in the yellow box; clicking a match highlights it on the CAS Lexicon tab.

  3. The Narrower Terms category is expanded by default. Click the arrow next to the other categories to expand/collapse the list. The shaded dots to the right of each term indicate the number of indexed documents for the term relative to the other terms in the list; in the example below, there are more indexed documents for "Peptides" compared to "Polyamide fibers." Select a synonym, related term, or narrower term or click the Add All link to add relationship codes in the CT field.

     

  4. If necessary, select the Boolean operator.


  5. Click the Add Term button.


  6. The term is added to your EXPAND statement.

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