Word Doesn't Give AND Rule Precedence in Query

SYMPTOMS

When you create a query that specifies a combination of rules that contain both AND and OR rules, Word processes the rules sequentially instead of processing the set of rules using AND before the set of rules using OR. The "Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, incorrectly states the following: For example, if you create the following query to select all records from the city of Portland AND the state of Oregon OR the city of Salem AND the state of Oregon, your query will incorrectly select records for the city of Salem only.

Query                                   Word processes this result
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    State (Is) Equal to Oregon
AND City (Is) Equal to Portland         Oregon Portland
OR  State (Is) Equal to Oregon          Oregon
AND City (Is) Equal to Salem            Salem
				

Word should process the query like this:

Query                                   Word processes this result
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    State (Is) Equal to Oregon
AND City (Is) Equal to Portland         Oregon Portland
OR  State (Is) Equal to Oregon          Oregon Salem
AND City (Is) Equal to Salem            Salem Oregon
Portland Oregon
				

Query                                   Word processes this result
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    City (Is) Equal to Portland
OR  City (Is) Equal to Salem            Both Cities From Any State
AND State (Is) Equal to Oregon          Both Cities Only
From Oregon