Sharp IQ-8900 - Manual (Page 216)

5. Type the keyword(s) you want to use as a filter. In the
Schedule, keyword(s) must be those that appear in the
DESCRIPTION field.
In the Tel and User File, enter keywords in as many-or
as few-fields as you want. However, in picture fields,
indicated by “[PICTURE],” you cannot enter anything.
The more keywords you enter, the more selective the
filtering process will be.
6. Touch
The filtering process begins and an Index page appears
with the first entry that matches your criteria.
If no matching entries are found, a message indicates this.
If a new entry is made or an entry is transferred from
another device when the Filter function is on, the entry
be displayed even though it may not meet the criteria.
If you want to remove these new entries, you will have to
turn the Filter function off then repeat the above
procedure.
Turning the To turn off the Filter function, simply touch
Filter off TURN OFF FILTER on the display or select TURN OFF
FILTER from the FILTER ON/OFF submenu.
Deleting
filtered
entries
The Filter function also makes it possible to delete a
group of entries related to one or several topics. This can
be extremely helpful, for example, if you complete a
project that has several entries relating to it, saving you
time by deleting them as a group instead of one by one.
In the Schedule, Tel, or User File application,
1. Turn on the Filter using keywords to collect the entries
you want to delete.
2. Press touch and select DATA
DELETION.
A submenu appears.
3. Select FILTERED ENTRIES.
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