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Business Tutorial: Factiva

Easy Company News Search in Factiva (Default)

1. Enter the company name in the search box at the top of the page (for example Meta).

The name "Meta" is entered in the search bar.
2. Adjust the search settings to filter by language (default is all languages) and date (default is everything from the last three months).

The search settings menu on the right of the frame.

Relevant filters applied to the search settings menu.

3. Results can be sorted by "Relevance" (where name of company appears more times towards the top of the document), "Most recent first", or "Oldest First". Under "Filters", you can limit results to specific Media Types, Sources, Companies, Industries, Regions, and Subjects.

Red circles identify "Relevance" and "Filters".

Easy Company News Search in Factiva (Old)

1. Enter the name of the company in the search box (in this example, Meta).

A search bar containing the name "Meta".

2. Select a date range (default is everything from the last three months).

A purple arrow identifies where to adjust dates.

3. Under "More Options", select "Headline and Lead Paragraph". Then click Search.
Purple squares identify the "More Options" section, as well as "Search".

4. On the Results page, you can sort items by Relevance, Most Recent First, or Oldest First. Along the left of the screen, apply filters including Companies, Sources, Industries, Subjects, Regions, Executives, Keywords, and Languages.Purple circles identify relevant filters.

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