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Instructions
- In the Group drop-down box, select the desired group to search on. You can only search within one group at a time.
- In the Criteria drop-down box, select the desired criteria you want to search for.
- Once you have selected the criteria a field(s) will appear below based on what you have chosen.
You can enter your wording, dates, numbers, etc. Then click the Add button.
- The criteria will then appear in the Current Search Criteria box to the right. You can then verify
whether you entered the information correctly. If not, then select the item you need to change in the box
and click on the Edit button to make your corrections. You will need to click on the Add button again to make the change effective.
- Select another criteria item, enter a value and repeat until you have entered all the desired criteria to build a multi-criteria search.
- If needed, select a criteria and use the Remove button to delete criteria.
- For multiple criteria search enter criteria names separated by comma and without space (e.g. dodge,dane)
Note
All criteria are optional but at least one criterion must be entered to perform a search. Use an asterisk * before, or in the middle of the
search words when you don't know the full details, spelling or want varied results with similar characteristics. For best results, do not
include a street suffix (rd, st, ave) in the address field.
Personal Criteria Search
Creating and Saving
- Select the Advanced option on the toolbar.
- In the Criteria drop-down box, select the desired criteria you want to search on.
- Once you have it selected a field(s) will appear below based on what you have chosen. You can enter your wording,
dates, numbers, etc. Then click the Add button.
- The criteria will then appear in the Current Search Criteria box to the right. You can then verify whether you entered the information correctly.
If not, then select the item you need to change in the box and click on the Edit button to make your corrections. You will need to click on the
Add button again to make the change effective.
- Select another criteria item, enter a value and repeat until you have entered what you need to build a multi-criteria search.
- If needed, use the Remove button to delete criteria.
- Click the Save/Load button and a dialog box will display. Enter a Name for your personal criteria search and click on Save. The personal
criteria search is saved, provided you have cookies enabled (for details about enabling cookies, please consult your browser documentation).
Loading
- While in the Advanced Search option, click the Save/Load button and the dialog box will display.
- In the Saved Criteria section, click the drop-down arrow and select the personal criteria you want to use.
- Click on Load. The stored criteria and values will display in the Current Search Criteria box.
- Click the Search button to generate a list of results.
Copying
You can create multiple personal criteria searches that have slightly different values by copying an existing search. To use this method to
create a new personal criteria search:
- Select an existing personal search and click the Load button.
- Add, edit and delete the criteria to make necessary modification(s) to meet your needs. Remember to use the appropriate buttons and check your
criteria in the Current search criteria box on the right.
- Click the Save/Load button. In the dialog box save the new search with a descriptive name.
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