Searching



Every table has a  Search box 
Enter text in the search box to display records matching the search.

   Refresh search, display only the rows that match the search criteria
Clear the search, display all records.
Previous page of search results
Next page of search 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

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



Example 
Use the  OR  operator to search for persons by Id
I30    OR    I38    OR    I46
Searches for persons with Id     I30  or  I38  or  I46





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 
Search for all the Sitches with the marriage date between 1800 and 1900
m>1800    m<1900    sitch





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 persons with media born between 1860 and 1890
@Media      b>1860     b<1890







Searching Columns

Search on any of the displayed columns in the table.
Select the columns to display.
Displayed columns can be searched on.
Right Click    Change Displayed Columns 
 Only displayed columns can be searched on.



Right Click    Search Displayed Columns 
Show the column search dialog, then enter search criteria



  Press to clear the search.
   Range often works best for searching dates.



Searching a date range between 1700 and 1800