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Hello Dave and all you other clever people!

OK so having read the documentation I understand how the search works and it is very powerful. My question is can I insert a % somewhere so that the default search for a word is %searchword% rather than searchword%.
I have had a go on my site to explain searching, but my database is very simple and most of the intended users, are not IT literate and do not have english as a first language. So it seemed like it would be easier for all concerned to just use wildcard as a default if that is possible. After Dave last intervention I am now beginning to understand using custom templates, is there something I could add to the php there?
I am still learning so please make any responses as idiot proof as possible.
Many thanks and keep up the great work!
Matt