Searching Hello Yello!

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Using the Search Box

All public pages on Hello Yello contain a search box in the top right of the page. The search box has two fields for searching:

Below the search fields you can save your location by checking the box "Save as default location". The location will then be saved in a cookie on your computer until you again visit Hello Yello!

Using Advanced Search

To make more detailed searches you can use Hello Yello's "Advanced Search" form.

To enter the form click the "Advanced Search" link below the "Search" button in the search box in the top right of all Hello Yello pages.

The form is divided into four search sections:

• Business Name / Address, where you can make searches for business name and specific address fields.
• Category, where you can make searches within a main category and/or subcategories (Keywords provided by the business when it registered on Hello Yello!)
• Phone Numbers & Internet, where you can search for phone numbers, email addresses and/or web addresses.
• Business Description, where you can search for words and/or phrases in the business descriptions.

In order to appear in the search result, a listing must fulfil all search criteria filled in the form.

The fields in the search form are marked with a small icon like this . By placing the mouse cursor over one of these icons you will get help to the relevant field.

Notice!

Internet Explorer 6 has an annoying "bug" which means that dropdown menus always are placed on top of other content (See screenshot). We strongly recommend that you upgrade to Internet Explorer 7 (requires Windows XP Service Pack 2) or Firefox which both are far better browsers than Internet Explorer 6.

The select box (dropdown menu) "bug" in Internet Explorer 6. The box is always on top of other page content.

Below is a list of all fields in the registration form with description and help.

Fields in Business Name / Address

Business Name

Text in this field will only be searched for in the database field "Business Name".

You can search for a full business name or just a part of it.

Street Name

Text in this field will only be searched for in the database field "Street Name".

You can search for a full street name or just a part of it. Avoid typing street numbers, since these are not searched for.

Notice, that this field is not required when registering at Hello Yello, why many businesses do not have a street name associated with their listing.

Suburb / Area

Text in this field will only be searched for in the database field "Suburb / Area".

You can search for a full suburb or area name or just a part of it.

Notice, that this field is not required when registering at Hello Yello, why many businesses do not have a suburb or area name associated with their listing.

City / Town

Text in this field will only be searched for in the database field "City / Town".

You can search for a full city or town name or just a part of it.

All businesses have a city or town name associated with their listing.

Postcode

Text in this field will only be searched for in the database field "Postcode".

The field only accepts digits and if you do not type four digits the spaces in front of the typed number are filled with zeros. If you for instance are typing "67" in the field the search program will look for the postcode "0067".

All businesses have a postcode associated with their listing.

Province

The database will only be searched for business listings within the chosen province.

All businesses have a province associated with their listing.

Fields in Category

Main Category

The database will only be searched for business listings within the chosen category.

All businesses have a main category associated with their listing.

Subcategories

You can type one or more words in this field, which will be searched for in business name, main category or keywords provided by the business when it was registered.

Each word typed in the field has to be present in at least one of the fields mentioned above in order to appear in the search result.

Fields in Phone Numbers & Internet

Phone / Fax

A number typed in this field will be searched for in the database fields "Telephone", "Fax" and "Cell Phone".

The field only accepts digits but you do not have to type the entire phone number if you only remember a part of it.

Notice, that this field is not required when registering at Hello Yello, why some businesses do not have a phone number associated with their listing.

Email Address

Text in this field will only be searched for in the database field "Email Address".

You can search for a full email address or just a part of it.

Notice, that this field is not required when registering at Hello Yello, why some businesses do not have an email address associated with their listing.

Web / WAP Address

Text in this field will be searched for in the database fields "Web Address" and "WAP Address".

You can search for a full web or WAP address or just a part of it.

Notice, that this field is not required when registering at Hello Yello, why many businesses do not have a web or WAP address associated with their listing.

Fields in Business Description

Business Description

You can type one or more words or a phrase in this field, which will be searched for in the description of the business.

You can choose if all the words should be present in the description, that at least one of the words should be present, or that your typed phrase should be an exact match within the description.

All businesses have a description associated with their listing.

Search Result

A listing from a search result

The result of a search is shown with a maximum of 10 listings per page. If the result has more than 10 listings you can see the next listings by clicking the right arrow in the bottom of the result page. To go back to the previous listings you can click the left arrow in the bottom of the result page.

The listings are first sorted by category, within category by province, within province by town and finally within town by business name.

The heading of each listing contains the category, province, town and postcode. If the business has uploaded a logo / banner, this will be shown to the left just below the heading. To the right of the logo is the business name followed by the business description. The right most column contains address and phone number information.

Further more the following icons can be present in the listing:

The popup information when passing the mouse cursor over the web address icon

The popup menu when passing the mouse cursor over the feed icon and more than one feed is available

Indicates that the business has one or more Hello Yello Web Posters. When the mouse cursor is passed over the icon a popup will appear with the Web Poster name. If the business only has one Web Poster the icon will function as a link to the Poster. If more Web Posters are available the popup will be a menu where the Web Poster names are links to the Posters.

Indicates that the business has one or more Hello Yello Business Feeds. When the mouse cursor is passed over the icon a popup will appear with the Feed name. If the business only has one Business Feed the icon will function as a link to the Feed. If more Business Feeds are available the popup will be a menu where the Feed names are links to the Feeds*.

Indicates that the business has an email address. When the mouse cursor is passed over the icon a popup will appear with the email address. Notice that the address is in fact an image to prevent email harvesting. By clicking the icon your default email program will open with the "To" field pre-filled with the email address.

Indicates that the business has a website. When the mouse cursor is passed over the icon a popup will appear with the web address. By clicking the icon the website will open.

Indicates that the business has a mobile website. When the mouse cursor is passed over the icon a popup will appear with the web address. By clicking the icon the website will open. Notice however that the most common browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari do not support older mobile websites written in WML (Wireless Markup Language).

Indicates that the business has one or more feeds available from its own website. When the mouse cursor is passed over the icon a popup will appear with the feed name. If the business only has one feed the icon will function as a link to the feed. If more feeds are available the popup will be a menu where the feed names are links to the feeds*.