Question

How can I search for only complete keywords in collections?

 

Answer

  1. Go to the "Keywords" tab in your filter
  2. Check the "Regex" box
  3. Enter the desired terms using the syntax '\bTERM\b' (including single quotes, and preceding and following \b)

Example:

To search for only the word "ace", and not return "aces", "space", etc, your search term should be '\bace\b'

Overview

"Simple" keyword filters in eDiscovery collections will match any word containing the keyword(s).  For example, searching for the keyword "ace" will hit against files containing "ace", "aces", "space", etc.