# Combining Keywords in the Search Bar

You can enter and combine multiple keywords in the search field. By default, searching with two keywords will bring up all records that contain both of these words, as if the word AND were connecting the two terms. For example, searching for Hercules and Farnese will show all records that contain both Hercules AND Farnese. The order of the search terms is not taken into account.

If you are searching for a phrase, i.e., if your search term consists of several words and the order of these words is important, you can place them in quotation marks. Searching for "Hercules Farnese" will automatically search for this phrase and exclude all records that only contain the single words Hercules and Farnese .

You can also use the [operators](/navigating-and-searching/examples-of-typical-searches/search-functions/the-search-bar/using-operators-in-the-search-bar.md) AND, OR, NOT in the search bar, as is explained in the next section.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.census.de/navigating-and-searching/examples-of-typical-searches/search-functions/the-search-bar/combining-keywords-in-the-search-bar.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.