Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 194)

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Matching records
For complex searches, use the Match Records feature in Browse mode or
List mode. When you match records, you enter a formula in a field to use for
the search. AppleWorks selects records that match the result of the formula.
When you find records, AppleWorks shows the records it finds and hides the
rest. When you match records, AppleWorks selects the matching records and
leaves all other records in the document open on the screen. To work only
with the matching records, hide the others by choosing Hide Unselected from
the Organize menu.
Tip To match records quickly in Browse or List mode, click in a field and
then click one of the operator buttons on the Default button bar. For example,
to find all records that contain Colorado in the State field, click in a State
field that contains Colorado and then click
.
To match records, in Browse or List mode, choose Match Records from the
Organize menu.
Important To search for specific text values, surround the values with double
quotation marks.
* 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.
To find records that
In Browse or List mode, click in a field
and on the Default button bar, click
Match the value in the selected field
Do not match the value in the selected field
Contain a value less than the value in the
selected field
Contain a value greater than the value in the
selected field
To match records
that contain
In Browse or List mode,
choose Match Records from
the Organize menu, and then Example formula
A specific value Click the field name, click the =
operator, and then type the value
in double quotation marks
In the Help index, * see:
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matching records
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