No worries. This past 1-1 1/2 years have been a struggle with the search function as Internet Brands wrestled with it.

As noted by another member, that is a very comprehensive guide to using search on FlyerTalk and it also includes this link to Google within FlyerTalk:
http://www.flyertalk.com/google_search.php

Hope this helps and actually commend you for asking as I'm sure your question will help many others who likely have the same question.