Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 193)

Database 8-25
As you work with find requests, keep the following tips in mind:
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You can save and reuse a find request by creating a named search. For
more information, see “Saving a find request (named search),” next.
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Pop-up menus, radio buttons, or checkbox fields are initially excluded
from a find request. If you select a value for a find request and then change
your mind, you can still exclude the value.
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When you sort, search for, or hide records, AppleWorks renumbers the set
of displayed records, beginning with 1 for the first record in the current
set. To display all records in the database, click
on the Default button
bar, or choose Show All Records from the Organize menu.
Saving a find request (named search)
You can save a find request by creating a named search. Once you create a
named search, you can use it whenever you want to find records. You can
also rename, modify, or delete named searches.
To exclude a Do this in the find request
Pop-up menu Choose Don’t Care.
Radio button Click the radio button again.
Checkbox field Click the checkbox until you see a hyphen.
To From the Search pop-up menu, choose
Create a named search New Search. Type a name for the search criteria, and then click
OK. Type the search criteria in the find request, and then click
Store (on the status panel).
Use a named search The named search
Modify a named search Edit Searches. Modify the search criteria, and then click Store.
Rename a named search Edit Searches. Select a named search from the list and click
Modify. Type a new name, click OK, and then click Store.
Delete a named search Edit Searches. Select a named search from the list, click Delete,
click OK, and then click Store.
* Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
In the Help index, * see:
E
named searches
Selecting a
named search