Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS - Manual (Page 206)

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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
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.
* Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
In the Help index, * see:
E
finding text
E
find requests
Search visible records
or all records
(including hidden
records)
Type or select the
value you want to find
in one or more fields
The status panel changes
in Find mode
Click to show records
that do not meet your
search criteria Click to start the
search Click to create or choose
a named search