Help : Searching for Products

Basic Search

A search field appears on most pages of the site. This is the fastest way to find products that Veer sells.

To search for products:

Enter a search term in the field. Use descriptive keywords such as “dog” or “briefcase.” Multiple terms may be used to narrow your search criteria. Search terms can also include product numbers. See Using Keywords
Click the checkboxes for product categories you wish to search, such as photography or type. (The most common categories are included by default.)
Click the checkboxes for desired licensing models.
Click “Search.”

See also: Setting Preferences and Using Keywords

Advanced Search

To perform a search with additional parameters or filters, click “More options” under the search field, or click “Search” in the navigation bar.

Use the checkboxes to choose the orientation, aspect, color of an image. Use the pop-up menu to specify the number of people in an image. These particular options will not apply to searches with in the type or merch product categories.

To filter your results by brand, click the brand names in the product category list boxes. To select multiple brands, hold down the Control key (Windows) or Command key (Mac) and click each name.

When any advanced search options are selected, a message appears above the options indicating that filters will be applied to your search.

Click “Clear filters” to clear all advanced search options.

To close the advanced search options, click “Hide options.”

Search Term Clarification

If the search term you entered has more than one definition, a “Search term clarification” box will appear above the search results.

For example, if you search for “China,” you will be asked if you mean “China (East Asia),” “fine china (dishes),” or both. Click the checkboxes beside the appropriate definitions and click “Apply.”

Search term clarification can be disabled in “Your Site Preferences” under your Account. If disabled, your search will include all meanings of every term you enter.

The “Search term clarification” box can be collapsed by clicking the “Hide” link.

Searching Within Results

The Search Results page shows products related to your search terms. It includes the same search options as a basic search, and adds another “Search within results.”

To search within the current results:

Enter a new term in the search field, click the “Search within results” checkbox, and click search. For example, if your original search was “dog,” you could search within your results for “poodle” or “-cat” (to exclude images that include both dogs and cats).

Using Keywords

All products on the site have keywords associated with them. Keywords can describe the subject matter (e.g., man, dog), concept or mood (connect, happy), photographic or other technique (blur, pan, zoom, watercolor), and other attributes such as central color, designer, type style, etc.

If you get too many results, narrow your search using “Search within results,” or add keywords to your search. (By default, your search will only return images matching all of the criteria. See Setting Preferences to change this.) For example:

“dog man” will return all images with these keywords, say, 500 results.
“dog man walk” will return all images with these keywords, say, 100 results from the previous 500.

Note: This is the same as clicking the “Search within results” and entering “walk” after your original search of “dog man.”

You may use the following Boolean operators at any time:

These will temporarily override your search method under “Your Site Preferences” in your account. For example, “tiger or lion,” “tiger not jungle” or “tiger −jungle”.

No Results

If a search returns no results, it usually means that your search terms or other criteria are too specific. If this is the case, you will be presented with one or more of the following ways to expand the search results:

Repeat the search using “or”.

Clicking “Repeat the search” will search again using your original terms, matching any one of those terms. By default, searches use “and”, returning products that contain all of your search terms. That is, all of the terms must be associated with each individual product. An “or” search returns products that contain any one of the terms.

Repeat the search without filters.

Clicking “Repeat the search” will search again using your original terms, removing any filters specified under “More options”. Filters can include orientation, color and brands.

Repeat the search across all product categories.

Clicking “Repeat the search” will search again using your original terms across all product categories.

Ignored Terms

If your search includes a term that is not in the keyword database or is misspelled, the term will be ignored. For example, if you search for “dog coller,” you will see products keyworded “dog,” and a message that “coller” was ignored.

Product No Longer Available

If your search includes a product number that is no longer available, the product number will be marked in red above the search results. If you require information regarding a product that is no longer available, please contact customer service.

Saved Searches

This feature is not available in older web browsers. Please refer to the site requirements for a list of supported web browsers.

The parameters of any search (including search terms, product categories, and filters) may be saved for future use as a Saved Search.

Saved searches may be run at any time, without having to manually specify the search parameters. This is useful when searching for the latest images pertaining to a particular theme or concept. Since thousands of images are added to the Veer site each month, using saved searches can be a very efficient way of reviewing what’s new since the last time you searched.

To save a search:

Enter your search terms and select the parameters for your search.
Click “Search.”
On the search results page, click “Save this search.”
A text box will appear.
Enter a name for your saved search and click “Save.”
To exit the text box without saving your search, click “Cancel.”

To run a saved search:

Click “Saved searches” under the search field.
You can also access your saved searches by clicking “Your saved searches” on your account page.
On the “Your saved searches” page, locate the search you wish to run.
Click “Run.”

You cannot directly edit the parameters of a saved search. However, after running a saved search, you can change the parameters using the Advanced Search options. Click “Search” and then save the result as a new saved search.

Up to 50 searches can be saved in your account.

To delete a saved search, click “Delete” next to the corresponding entry on the “Your saved searches” page.

Saved Search Notification

This feature is not available in older web browsers. Please refer to the site requirements for a list of supported web browsers.

You can be notified automatically by e-mail when new results are available in your saved searches. An e-mail will be sent weekly to the address specified in your account, but only if there are new results related to your saved search criteria. A separate e-mail will be sent for each saved search with the “Notify me” option selected.

Click “Saved searches” under the search field.
You can also access your saved searches by clicking “Your saved searches” on your account page.
On the “Your saved searches” page, locate the search you wish to run.
Click the “Notify me” checkbox.
A message appears confirming your notification setting.

Too much inbox noise?

A handy “Turn off notification for this saved search” link is included in all saved search e-mails. Clicking the link will turn off notification for the saved search indicated in the e-mail. Notification can be turned back on at any time by following the steps outlined above.

Browsing Search Results

Search results include several links beneath the image thumbnail.

Disc

This link appears when the corresponding image or typeface is also available on a disc collection. Click the link to view details and the other images included on the disc collection. The information will be displayed in a new window. However, if a new does not open after clicking the “Disc” link, it could be due to pop-up blocking being turned on in your browser.

The “Disc” link is only visible when using a modern web browser as listed in our site requirements.

Download comp

Click this link to download a full-size comp (which is larger than the thumbnail image). You do not need to right-click. The image will be saved to the default download location specified in your browser.

You must be registered and signed in to download comp images.

Add to lightbox

Click this link to add the product to your active lightbox. You may also use the checkboxes and click “Add checked items” to add several products to a lightbox simultaneously. To select all checkboxes on the current page, click the “Check all” link. (The “Check all” link is not supported in older web browsers.)

Add to cart

Click this link to add the product to your shopping cart. Specific product sizes or formats can be selected in your shopping cart when you check out. You may also use the checkboxes and click “Add checked items” to add several products to your shopping cart simultaneously. To select all checkboxes on the current page, click the “Check all” link. (The “Check all” link is not supported in older web browsers.)

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