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Configuring Indexing of Similar Words

By default, words that differ only in diacritics (accents) are considered the same word by the indexer (at least for English and some other languages). If you want such words to be treated as different words by the indexer, you can use Indexing Options in Control Panel or you can use Group Policy. Note that changing this policy results in a full rebuild of the index because it changes the internal structure of the content index.

Note The default setting for how diacritics are handled varies by language. For example, the default is Off in English, but it is On in several other languages.

Configuring Indexing of Similar Words Using Control Panel

To cause words that differ only in diacritics to be indexed as different words using Indexing Options in Control Panel, follow these steps:

  1. Click Advanced and respond to the UAC prompt to open the Advanced Options properties dialog box.
  2. Select the Treat Similar Words With Diacritics As Different Words check box.

Configuring Indexing of Similar Words Using Group Policy

To cause words that differ only in diacritics to be indexed as different words using Group Policy, enable the following policy setting for targeted computers:

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Search \Allow Using Diacritics
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  1. Managing Search
  2. Search and Indexing Enhancements
  3. Search in Windows XP
  4. Search in Windows Vista
  5. Search in Windows 7
  6. Understanding the Windows Search Versions
  7. Search Versions Included in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
  8. Search Versions Included in Windows Server 2008
  9. Search Versions Available for Earlier Versions of Windows
  10. How Windows Search Works
  11. Understanding Search Engine Terminology
  12. Windows Search Engine Processes
  13. Enabling the Indexing Service
  14. Windows Search Engine Architecture
  15. Understanding the Catalog
  16. Default System Exclusion Rules
  17. Understanding the FANCI Attribute
  18. Default Indexing Scopes
  19. Initial Configuration
  20. Understanding the Indexing Process
  21. Modifying IFilter Behavior
  22. How Indexing Works
  23. Rebuilding the index
  24. Viewing Indexing Progress
  25. Understanding Remote Search
  26. Managing Indexin
  27. Configuring the Index
  28. Configuring the Index Location Using Group Policy
  29. Configuring Indexing Scopes and Exclusions Using Group Policy
  30. Configuring Offline Files Indexing
  31. Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files
  32. Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files Using Control Panel
  33. Configuring Indexing of Similar Words
  34. Configuring Indexing of Text in TIFF Image Documents
  35. Other Index Policy Settings
  36. Using Search
  37. Configuring Search Using Folder Options
  38. Configuring What to Search
  39. Configuring How To Search
  40. Using Start Menu Search
  41. Searching Libraries
  42. Advanced Query Syntax
  43. Using Federated Search
  44. Deploying Search Connectors
  45. Troubleshooting Search and Indexing Using the Built-in Troubleshooter