Find dialog box

Use this dialog box to find the items that match the criteria that you specify.

Each tab in the dialog box lets you specify the exact criteria to find the items you want.

Table: Find dialog box tab fields and options describes the search criteria you can enter.

Table: Find dialog box tab fields and options

Tab

Tab fields and options

Basic

Locates items with the specified text in any field in the display. Every column of every row is searched until a match is found.

  • Enter text to find in any field

    The alphabetic or the numeric string that you want to find.

  • Starts with

    Searches for any item that starts with the text that you entered.

  • Contains

    Searches for any item that contains the text that you entered.

  • Is exactly

    Searches for a string that is identical to the text that you entered.

  • Match case

    Performs a case-sensitive comparison based on the text that you entered.

  • Clear

    Click to clear all the criteria that you specified.

  • Find All

    Click to start the search and find all items that match the specified criteria.

  • Find

    Click to start the search.

  • Cancel

    Cancels the search and closes the dialog box.

By Example

Lets you enter specific criteria to search in fields organized the same as the window where you search.

  • Find criteria

    Click in any column space and enter the appropriate search criteria.

  • Compare method when not specified by 1st character

    Select the appropriate method here if you do not want to search by using the 1st Char Compare option.

  • 1st Char Compare

    In the Name column, enter one of the displayed special characters to the left of the entered text.

    Using one of these characters overrides any other selected comparison method. Do not add a space after the special character.

  • Direction

    Select Up to highlight the previous item found or select Down to highlight the next item found.

  • Match case

  • Move all items found to top of list

    Moves all items that match to the top of the pane.

  • Clear

    Click to clear all the criteria that you specified.

  • Find All

    Click to start the search and find all items that match the specified criteria.

  • Find

    Click to start the search.

  • Cancel

    Cancels the search and closes the dialog box.

Advanced

Locates items based on the specified criteria in an individual field or in multiple fields. In addition to comparison criteria, matching criteria can be specified to help narrow the search. If you know in which column the data is found, using this tab may be faster.

  • Field

    The name of the column where you want to search.

  • Comparison

    From the drop-down list, select a comparison type for the search.

  • Value

    The alphabetic or the numeric string that you want to search.

  • Match case

  • Add

    Adds the criteria to the criteria list. All items in the criteria list are used for the find operation.

  • Criteria

    Shows the search results.

  • Remove

    Deletes the selected result.

  • Match items that contain ALL of the criteria (AND)

    Performs a search where all defined criteria must match.

  • Match items that contain at least one of the criteria (OR)

    Performs a search where only one of the criteria must match.

To open the Find dialog box

To find

  1. Select a tab, enter search terms and select search options.

  2. Click Find to find and select the next item that matches or Find All to find and select all items that match.

More Information

Finding items in the Contents pane