[Sigia-l] a word or two that means 'go to advanced search'

[Travis Wilson]

You and I know it's an advanced search or a result filter, but why bother 
to explain that to your users? It's clearer and more direct just to offer 
the "advanced search options" right there with the results.

For example, a common and successful trick is to offer a "more like this" 
link by each result. This is a link to advanced search functionality, but 
it doesn't freak people out or make them afraid they'll have to start 
over.

In other words, try making the entire search task one seamless process. As 
long it fits in your interface, intersperse useful filtering links 
throughout the results, like "more results from this day" or "see all of 
Joe Bob's picks". Obviously, the specifics here depend on the nature of 
your result set.

I use "advanced search" and often go straight to "power search" on Amazon 
and IMDB. I'm fully aware that (within an acceptable error margin) I'm the 
only person in the world who does this.

trav

On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Lorelei Brown wrote:

> I'm looking for a one or two word phrase that means
> 'go to advanced search' that will direct users to link
> from a keyword search box to a an area that will let
> them choose more detailed parameters.