Getting started with Oxford Reference Online

Displaying/refining search results

The search results are displayed on the right of the screen. The default display is 25 results per page. You can alter this number using the drop-down menu under Results per page on the left of the screen.

When viewing results you can do the following:

View an entry - click on an entry heading to view the full entry.
Reorder your results by category - select one of the tabs along the top of the results list to reorder your results. The category options are: Subject reference longer entries; Subject reference shorter entries; English dictionaries; Bilingual dictionaries; Quotations.
Refine your results by subject - limit the results displayed to a specific subject by selecting one of the subject links in the left-hand column.
Widen your search - if your search doesn't return sufficient results you can use the Widen search option. This allows you to broaden your search with one click of a button, catching more references to your search term.
Conduct a new search - type a new keyword or keywords into the Quick search box and click Go or press return on your keyboard.