# How do I use LinkedIn Sales Navigator Boolean search?
> Boolean lets you combine titles and keywords with AND, OR, and NOT. Use it to cut junk, not to write a novel of operators. Tight filters beat clever strings.
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In Navigator, keyword and title fields accept Boolean: quotes for exact phrases, OR for variants, NOT to exclude, parentheses to group. Example thinking: ("head of sales" OR "vp sales") NOT intern. LinkedIn's own help covers the operators. If a string errors, simplify it.

Put spelling variants in the title field, not the whole ICP. Location, headcount, function, and seniority belong in filters. A 200-character poem of ORs is how you get professors, interns, and job seekers in the same list and cannot tell why.

Start from the titles that already bought from you. Add OR for the two other ways they spell it. Add NOT for the titles that always waste a week. Save the search. Look at 20 profiles by hand before you trust it.

Boolean will not raise result caps or invitation limits. It only changes who matches. A tighter string should mean fewer, better people, which is the point.

If you do not have Navigator, you can still use simpler operators in consumer search. Do not expect the same depth. Paid search is the product for this job.

## Related

- [What is LinkedIn's 1,000 search result limit?](https://omentir.com/help/what-is-linkedin-1000-search-result-limit.md)
- [How do I find decision makers on LinkedIn?](https://omentir.com/help/how-to-find-decision-makers-on-linkedin.md)
- [Is Sales Navigator worth it for outbound?](https://omentir.com/help/is-sales-navigator-worth-it-for-outbound.md)

## Frequently asked questions

**Should I put the whole ICP in one Boolean?**

No. Use filters for location, headcount, function, and seniority. Use Boolean for title spelling variants. A giant string is how you get zero results and do not know why.

**Does consumer LinkedIn support the same Boolean?**

Some of it, less cleanly. Navigator is the place this is worth learning.

**Can Boolean bypass the result cap?**

No. It should reduce how many people match. See [the 1,000 result limit](/help/what-is-linkedin-1000-search-result-limit).

**Where do people go wrong?**

They OR every synonym in the world and then wonder why interns and professors appear. Add NOT, or use seniority filters, or both.

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