Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 206
Finding information, Finding text, Finding records with a find request
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8-24 AppleWorks 5 User's Manual Finding information There may be times when you want to view, update, or print a specific group of records. To find information in a database, you can search for particular text, create a find request to search for records that meet your criteria, or write a formula to select records that match the formula's result. Finding text In the Help index,* see: E finding text E find requests To find text within a field, choose Find/Change from the Edit menu. For more information about finding and changing text, see "Finding and changing text" on page 4-29. Finding records with a find request Create a find request to find and display only the records that satisfy the search criteria that you set. After the search, AppleWorks displays the results in Browse mode. To create a find request, choose Find from the Layout menu, type or select the search criteria in the find request, and then click Find. The status panel changes in Find mode Type or select the value you want to find in one or more fields Search visible records or all records (including hidden records) Click to create or choose a named search Click to start the search Click to show records that do not meet your search criteria * Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from the list and click Go To Topic.