Difficulty Using AW Search Tool (put search in quotes or use Google instead!)

I've tried to use the search tool, several times but get this message each time:
The search term you specified (new) is under the minimum word length (4) and therefore will not be found. Please make this term longer. If this term contains a wildcard, please make this term more specific.

Just now I tried looking for 'The New Yorker Magazine,' in the forums. Am I doing something wrong? I tried the Advanced Search tool, too, and specified both thread titles & posts. Thanks, and feel free to delete this thread if the answer is something obvious.

ahh, you're right.
When I put the term "New Yorker Magazine" in quotes it works.
Thanks Bufty!

thanks for the link Derek.
I'm all set now.

good tip from Medievalist in it:

...use Google Advance search, and restrict the search to this domain; http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/

neat route.