Advanced Searching Tips If you are searching from this page, you will NOT find any News Information. To search for News Announcements, please click one of the following locations. In order to execute a search you can… Enter your desired keywords in the box provided & click search Move to Slide #2 for additional help Click Show Properties to search based on document specifics Move to Slide #6 for additional help

When you execute a KEYWORD search on The Garden, the Search engine: First, looks for the specific terms in the document & the metadata. Then, it looks for related words (Example: You type house & in addition to house, it also looks for home) Next, the engine evaluates, indexes and ranks what it finds. Finally, it displays results based on how often words & related words appear in the document & metadata Search results will work best if: The search is as specific as possible If the content includes the words that people will use to find it Metadata: Title: Test Doc.xls Modified By: John Doe Size: 120 KB Document Type: Excel Edited By: Julie Doe Created on: 1/20/07 Notes: * If multiple results appear for the same document, that document has been copied to multiple places on The Garden * A new document will take 10-15 minutes to be indexed by the search

Keyword Search Strategies Exact Search: Enter search terms in quotes; example: “Contact List” Will look for any document that has the exact phrase “Contact List”

Boolean Search: “OR” - The document matches if it has any of the terms. This is a standard way to search. “AND” – Document matches only if it has ALL terms “NOT” - Document matches if it does not have the term that follows NOT

“Wildcard” Search: Inserting the “?” will match any letter and inserting the “*” will match any combination of letters So account* = account, accounting, accounts and r?n = run and ran

When you execute a PROPERTIES search on The Garden…All the information is Optional. Begin by entering any keywords you think will be in the document. Then, select the Property you would like to search by. Next, select a Value option to go with your property type. Finally, click Search. Keep in mind: The more properties you search by, the smaller the group of documents searched is. Some documents might not be properly tagged yet. In that case, widen your search. Department - refers to the department you think owns what you are looking for. Document Type - Refers to the purpose of the document you are looking for. All documents have been assigned types based on the term & definitions sheet on the following slide. Format – Refers to the format of the document itself. Is it a work document, a website link, etc. This feature is only really helpful if you know the answer.

Form Any document that must be filled out either electronically or otherwise and submitted to someone for a type of approval, clearance, etc. Phone List Any document that gives some type of associate name & extension number where they can be reached. Guideline Any document that gives suggested steps to take, general description of how things are done or any other information about taking an action that is suggested. This covers: How To's, Directives. Procedure Any document that gives mandatory steps to take, detailed description of how things are done or any other information about taking an action that must be followed precisely. This covers: Processes, Instructions. Map Any picture that displays one location in relation to another. Directions Any document that gives written instructions as to how to get to somewhere or from somewhere from somewhere else. Picture Any .gif, .jpg or similar file that contains a picture of some sort that excludes company specific pictures such as logos that are solely owned by Scotts Profile Any document that gives a person employed at Scotts story, history, description, etc. This covers: Biography Roster Any document that describes job titles, lists of responsibilities, reports to...information, chain of command information, etc. This covers: Roles, Responsibilities Training Any document thtat gives steps to learn how to do something that was previously unknown. Most likely used by associates new to their role or new solutions or processes. Presentation Any document that was or will be shown to others in a formal or casual format perhaps to guide a discussion or decision. Policy Any policy legally endorsed by Scotts Miracle Gro Company. Should include a policy # or code number to prove it's been through legal. Other "policies" should be titled as directives. Product Information Any document that gives information regarding a particular product or service provided by Scotts Miracle Gro Company Logo Any picture owned by Scotts Miracle Gro Company especially having to do with products or services. Most likely used on Corporate Communications or on product labeling. Calendar Any document that gives a visual representation of time (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc) of time. FAQs Document that lists common questions asked as well as an answer to that question. This covers: Q&A. If the questions and answers are frequent enough to warrant explanation documentation they can be considered FAQs. Report Any written documentation or whitepaper with results of a study, project, financial numbers, etc. Template Any document that represents a loose outline or framework to be used in a multitude of situations. Organizational Information Any information pertaining to department or company specific goals, ideas, structure, purpose, etc. This covers: Mission Statements, Vision Statements, Charters, etc. Schedule Any document that contains a timeline of sorts. This includes dates. This is the whitepaper form of a calendar.