AND narrows search
copyright act AND fair use 
In addition to AND, LexisNexis provides some "narrower ands"
w/n - within a specified number of words - w/5; w/10; w/25 (n < 255)
w/p - within a paragraph
w/s - within a sentence
Example: reform w/2 school
returns
reform school
school reform
reform _ school
school _ reform
reform _ _ school
school _ _ reform
pre/n - within a specified number of words AND in the order entered (n < 255)
Example: reform pre/2 school
returns
reform school
reform _ school
reform _ _ school
OR broadens search
copyright act OR fair use OR Teach Act 
Grouping terms with Connectors
Sophisticated users of Connectors (Boolean Operators) may combine multiple terms and Connectors by the strategic use of parentheses to GROUP terms.
fair use AND (higher education OR colleges OR universities) 
! for multiple letters
copyright! yields
copyrights
copyrightable
copyrighted
copyrighting
* for one letter - may be used multiple times
psych****ist yields
psychologist
psychiatrist
1. Combine ideas to get a search statement
Example: (copyright or copyright act) and fair use
2. Revise a search
Use Edit Search link at top of results page.
3. Use Search within results (upper right-hand corner) to search within results to further narrow a search