| Pre-set searches | Examples |
| Year (between 450 and 1066) (Not every year has an entry; if you draw a blank, try a range instead.) |
450 |
| Year range (two numbers separated by -, without spaces) | 865-92 |
| Day of year (Month day) (Not every day has a recorded event; there is a list of anniversaries under Dates.) |
March 17 |
| Charter (S<space><Sawyer number>) (If you've only got a Birch or Kemble number, try "B 596", "K 527", including quotation marks) |
S 360 |
| Group of charters (range or comma-separated list of charters or ranges) | S 360, 365-6, 370, 1443 |
| Full-text searches | Examples |
| Single-word search | Winchester |
| Exact phrase (in quotes) (Finds only records with the exact phrase entered) |
"Dunstan B" |
| Any words (without quotes) (Finds records containing any of the words or quoted phrases listed) (2. would find "Kings Worthy" or "Martyr Worthy", but not "Abbots Worthy") |
1. Alfred Edward 2. "Kings Worthy" "Martyr Worthy" |
| Google-type options (+/-) (+ before any word or phrase means it must appear, - means it mustn't; the example finds records which mention Winchester, but not Emma) |
+Winchester -Emma |
| Special Old English characters (Use the html codes -- Æ, æ, Þ, þ, Ð, ð) |
"Æthelstan A" |