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Searching using either the Search Box, or the Search Dialog.
Using the SearchBox
Enter text in the SearchBox to display only records matching the search.
| Refresh search - display only the rows that match the search criteria | | Clear the search - display all records. | | Previous page of results | | Next page of results | | Decrease the number of rows on the current page | | Increase the number of rows on the current page |
Change the size of the Search Box using Right Click ⟶ Make Larger - Right-click inside the Search Box to access this Menu.
Search Operators (use as many as needed)
harry sitch | Search for persons that match both harry AND Sitch | harry OR sitch | Search for persons that match harry OR Sitch | harry ~sitch | Search for persons that match harry but NOT Sitch. There is no space after ~ |
Note, you can't combine both AND , OR in the same query.
Example Search for "harry sitch" shows persons that match Harry AND Sitch.
Example Search for "Sitch ~Harry" shows all the Sitches but NOT Harry The NOT is entered using ~
Searching using Dates
<1700 | Birth date before 1700 | >1800 | Birth date after 1800 | b <1700 | Birth date before 1700 | b >1800 | Birth date after 1800 | d <1700 | Death date before 1700 | d >1800 | Death date after 1800 | m <1700 | Marriage date before 1700 | m >1800 | Marriage date after 1800 |
There is no space between m and <
Example , to search for all the Sitches with the marriage date between 1800 and 1900 m>1800 m<1900 sitch
Enter as many search terms as needed, although we used 2 in these examples, there is no limit on the number of search terms.
Magic Search Terms
The following special terms are supported@media | Search for persons with Media | @note | Search for persons with Notes | @source | Search for persons with Sources | @todo | Search for persons with TODO's |
Right Click inside the search dialog to see the magic search terms listed under the Terms menu
Example , to search for all the Sitches with a portrait before 1960 @portait sitch <1960
Example , to search for all the Sitches with no notes and birth date before 1900 ~@note sitch <1900
Searching Columns
Search on any of the displayed columns in the table.
Only displayed columns can be searched on. Right Click ⟶ Change Displayed Columns
Show the search dialog, then enter text using Right Click ⟶ Search Displayed Columns
Press to clear the search.
Range often works best for searching dates.
Searching a date range between 1700 and 1800
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