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New Cheat Sheet Available

We've made a couple changes to help with your searches. Get the new Cheat Sheet here. Download ap_exchange_cheatsheet.pdf

Searching for News from a Specific Date

Good question came in from Andy Rieger at the Norman Transcript in OK. Andy was looking for Virginia Tech photos from Day 1 - Monday the 16th. Unfortunately, at this moment, our Date Range search is not enabled. However, here's what we recommend. First, in Account Setting, make sure your search depth goes back as far as you need it to. Then, in the Search box, type releasedatetime=2007-04-16*. You can also select a specfic media type if need be from the mediatype buttons at the top of the site. To refine further, Andy can type: releasedatetime=2007-04-16* and "virginia tech".

Saved Search Button is Now Manage

In the upper right corner, you'll see a new button: Manage. This is a new name for the Saved Search button. We have some new features coming soon that will allow you to manage more than Saved Searches, so we went ahead now and changed the name of this button. Same functions...different name.

Download from the Homepage

  When you see this icon in AP Exchange, it means you can download the item on the spot. You no longer have to open a story or photo to access the Download or Save function. Simply click this icon and choose your download type from the menu that appears.

AP Iraq Database Now in Exchange

With the latest version of AP Exchange, we've added a link to the AP Iraq Database. It is an excellent database with all casualities and related info from Iraq. It is a solid reporting resource and a very important database of information. Look for the link to the database in the Enhanced AP section, located on the right side of the AP Exchange homepage.

Big Change to Industry Code Searching

The Industry Code search is one of the most popular in AP Exchange. The search finds news from one of 20 industry sectors. It's a great time saver for beat reporters and editors. But, a change is coming that will affect the search. As of Saturday, April 14, the codes for these searches will change. Now, the codes are three-digits. Health, for example, is 450. The search is indcode=450. Effective the 14th, you'll need to add a zero to the code making them four-digit codes. So, health becomes 4500. Technology become 5500 and so on.