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| ====Dialog Box Options==== | ====Dialog Box Options==== | ||
| - | ===Find What=== | + | ====Find What==== |
| Type the string you want to find. You can use wildcard characters to make the search more general. | Type the string you want to find. You can use wildcard characters to make the search more general. | ||
| - | ===Look In=== | + | ====Look In==== |
| Select one of the two options for searching: | Select one of the two options for searching: | ||
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| - | ===Match=== | + | ====Match==== |
| Click the drop-down arrow to display a list of search locations: | Click the drop-down arrow to display a list of search locations: | ||
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| * **Start of Field** - Searches for the text string at the beginning of a field. For example, searching for berg finds Bergen, but not Heidelberg. | * **Start of Field** - Searches for the text string at the beginning of a field. For example, searching for berg finds Bergen, but not Heidelberg. | ||
| - | ===Search=== | + | ====Search==== |
| Select the direction of the search: | Select the direction of the search: | ||
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| * Down | * Down | ||
| * Toward the last record | * Toward the last record | ||
| - | ===Match Case=== | + | ====Match Case==== |
| Select if you want to search for the text string exactly as you typed it in the Find What section. For example, searching for Street finds Street, but not street or STREET. | Select if you want to search for the text string exactly as you typed it in the Find What section. For example, searching for Street finds Street, but not street or STREET. | ||
| - | ===Search Fields as Formatted=== | + | ====Search Fields as Formatted==== |
| Select if you want to find data based on its display format. For example, dates are stored in the database as numbers, but you may be displaying them in the format "5 Jan 92". To search for records in January 1992, you could enter the search string as * Jan 92 and select this option. However, searching is usually slower when you select this option. | Select if you want to find data based on its display format. For example, dates are stored in the database as numbers, but you may be displaying them in the format "5 Jan 92". To search for records in January 1992, you could enter the search string as * Jan 92 and select this option. However, searching is usually slower when you select this option. | ||
| - | ===Find Next=== | + | ====Find Next==== |
| Finds the next occurrence (relative to the current position of the insertion point) of the text string you specify. This button is not available until you specify what you want to find. | Finds the next occurrence (relative to the current position of the insertion point) of the text string you specify. This button is not available until you specify what you want to find. | ||
| - | ===Cancel=== | + | ====Cancel==== |
| Closes the dialog box. | Closes the dialog box. | ||
| - | ===Shortcuts=== | + | ====Shortcuts==== |
| Keys: Ctrl+F | Keys: Ctrl+F | ||