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<!-- $XConsortium: ch04.sgm /main/7 1996/11/13 14:45:49 cdedoc $ -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Digital Equipment Corporation. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hewlett-Packard Company. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 International Business Machines Corp. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Novell, Inc. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 FUJITSU LIMITED. -->
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<!-- (c) Copyright 1996 Hitachi. -->
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<chapter id="INFOUG.Search.div.1">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.1">Searching for Information</title>
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<Para>When you need specific information, searching for it is more efficient than simply
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browsing. The Information Manager provides a full set of search features that
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allow you to:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Search quickly using simple search criteria. See
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<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.2">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Perform detailed searches using the
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Query Editor. See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.5">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Define the scope of searches
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to cover a single section, or specific books and types of information.
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See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.10">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>View search results and
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read sections containing search matches. See
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<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.22">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Note>
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<Para>
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To minimize the size of the search database, the Information Manager
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does not perform searches on many common words such as
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<WordAsWord>and</WordAsWord>,
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<WordAsWord>but</WordAsWord>,
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<WordAsWord>or</WordAsWord>, and
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<WordAsWord>the</WordAsWord>.
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</Para>
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</Note>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Search.div.2">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.2">Searching Quickly<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>quick method</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>quick search</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To search quickly on a simple word or phrase,
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use the quick search field at the bottom of the
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Reading window. You can enter search text manually or by highlighting
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existing text and then choosing the On Selection option from the Search menu.
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</para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.2a">Quick Search Field</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Search.igrph.1" entityref="INFOUG.Search.fig.1"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.3">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.3">Starting a Quick Search<IndexTerm><Primary>quick search</Primary><Secondary>starting</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>starting quick</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To start a search from the quick search field:
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</para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Place the pointer in the quick search field
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and delete the existing text, if any.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Type the search text.
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</Para>
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<Para>When you place the pointer in the quick search field, the Search Scope
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button to the left of the field identifies the scope to be used for the
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search. If the indicated scope is the one you want to use, skip steps 3
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and 4. For information on search scopes, see <xref
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Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.mkr.10">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem><Para>Click on the search scope button. The Information Manager displays a
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list of available search scopes.
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</Para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.3a">Search Scope List</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Search.igrph.2" entityref="INFOUG.Search.fig.2"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click on the scope to use for the search.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Press the Return key to start the search.
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</Para>
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<Para>The Information Manager displays search matches in the
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Search Results
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window. To move to a section containing a search match,
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double-click the section title in the
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Search Results window.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Para>To create more detailed search criteria, you can use the
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Query Editor.
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</Para>
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</Sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.4">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.4">Searching On Selection<IndexTerm><Primary>quick search</Primary><Secondary>using on selection</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>On Selection</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To perform a quick search using highlighted text:
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</para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>
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Highlight the text for which you want to perform the search. (Place the
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pointer at the beginning of the text. Hold down mouse button 1
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and drag to the end of the text.)
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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The highlighted text does not have to
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be in the Reading window. It can be in any window on your system.
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</Para>
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</note>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Choose On Selection from the Search menu of the Reading
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window.
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</Para>
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<Para>The Information Manager displays the highlighted text in the
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quick search field and starts the search.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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</Sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Search.div.5">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.5">Defining Detailed Searches<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>detailed method</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>Detailed queries allow you to produce more precise search matches
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in your search results. To define a detailed query, use the
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Query Editor to:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Enter a detailed search query. See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.6">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Specify the query prefix.
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See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.7">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Define relationships in the query.
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See <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.8">.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<Para>You can also set the search scope from the
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Query Editor. For more
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information, see
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<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.mkr.10">.
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</Para>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.6">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.6">Entering a Detailed Search Query<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>entering queries</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To enter a detailed search query:</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Open the Query Editor by choosing Query Editor from the Search menu in
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a Reading window. The Information Manager displays the
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Query Editor window.
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</Para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.6a">Query Editor Window</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Search.igrph.3" entityref="INFOUG.Search.fig.3"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Prefix button. The Query Editor displays the Prefix list.
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Click the prefix to use for the query: Contains, Doesn’t Contain,
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Starts With, or Doesn’t Start With.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Type the first search term in the input field to the right of the Prefix button.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>To include another term in the search, click the Connector button to the
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right of the input field. The Query Editor displays the Connector list.
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Select the connector to use for the query: Or or And. Repeat steps 2
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through 4 until the query is complete.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Press the Return key or click the Search button to start the search. The
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Information Manager displays search matches in the Search Results
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window. The figure <xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.mkr.22a">
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shows a typical Search Results window.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Para>As you create your query, the Query Editor shows the query as defined
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thus far in the Query display area at the bottom of the window. The
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query definition shows how you would enter the query if you were typing
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it into a Quick Search field.
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</Para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.7">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.7">Specifying the Query Prefix<IndexTerm><Primary>query</Primary><Secondary>specifying prefix</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>prefix</Primary><Secondary>for queries</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To begin specifying a query, you use the Prefix button to indicate
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whether your query Contains, Doesn’t Contain, Starts With, or
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Doesn’t Start With the text you type in the search input field. To
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do this:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Prefix button. The Query Editor displays the Prefix list.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the prefix to use for your query:</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Contains</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Finds sections that contain the search text.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Doesn’t Contain</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Finds sections that do not contain the search text.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Starts With</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Finds sections that contain words that start with
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the search text.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Doesn’t Start With</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Finds sections that do not contain words that start with
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the search text.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Para>After you select the prefix, the Query Editor displays it on the Prefix
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button. You can now proceed to enter the rest of your query.
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</Para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.8">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.8">Defining Relationships in the Query<IndexTerm><Primary>query</Primary><Secondary>defining relationships</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>relationships</Primary><Secondary>defining in query</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>The Query Editor allows you to include more than one word or phrase in a
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search. To specify a relationship between parts of a query, you use the
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Connector button (to right of the input field) to display the Connector
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list. From the Connector list, you can select the relationship you want.
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You can specify that both the current part of the query and the next
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part must occur, or that only one part must occur. In other words, a
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relationship defines a condition for a valid match.
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</Para>
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<Para>To define a relationship:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Specify the prefix and search text for the first
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part of the query.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Connector button.
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The Query Editor displays the Connector list.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the connector for the relationship you want to define:
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</Para>
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<VariableList>
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<VarListEntry><Term>Or</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Finds sections that contain a match for the current part of the query
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OR the next part of the query, or both.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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<VarListEntry><Term>And</Term>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Finds sections that contain a match for the current part of the query
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AND the next part of the query.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</VarListEntry>
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</VariableList>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Para>After you select a connector, the Query Editor displays the connector
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you chose on the Connector button and starts the next line of the query.
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</Para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="INFOUG.Search.div.10">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.10">Defining the Scope of Searches<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>defining scope</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>scope</Primary><Secondary>defining</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>Scopes provide a way of narrowing your searches. They help reduce the
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size of search results lists by restricting them to more meaningful
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matches. Specifically, you can use <FirstTerm>search scopes</FirstTerm>
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to limit the books and types of information (such as tables) that are
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included in a search.
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</Para>
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<Para>The Information Manager provides scopes for searching the current
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section, the entire information library, or a specific bookcase.
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These predefined search scopes include all types of information, including
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titles, body text, examples, indexes, tables and graphics. You can
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create custom search scopes to specify the books and types of
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information that you routinely include in searches.
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</Para>
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<Para>The remainder of this section provides information on:
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</Para>
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<ItemizedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.13">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.16">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.19">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.20">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para><xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.div.21">
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</ItemizedList>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.13">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.13">Selecting a Search Scope<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>selecting scopes</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>scope</Primary><Secondary>selecting</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>When you start a search, the default is to use the last scope you
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specified from that search area. The Reading window and the Query Editor
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maintain their own default search scopes.
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</Para>
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<Para>For example, when you start a search from the Reading window, the
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Information Manager uses the search scope you used last. If you have not
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yet performed a search during this browser session, the Information
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Manager uses the current section as the scope for searches from the
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Reading window. It uses All Infolibs as the default scope for
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searches from the Query Editor.
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</Para>
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<Para>You can select a different search scope by using the Search Scope button
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at the bottom of the Reading window. Or, you can use the Scope Name
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button in the Query Editor.
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</Para>
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<sect3 id="INFOUG.Search.div.14">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.14">Selecting a Scope from the Reading Window</Title>
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<Para>You can use the Search Scope button to identify which books are included
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in searches you start from the Quick Search field. To use a search scope
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other than the one shown:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Search Scope button to the left of the Quick Search field. The
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Information Manager displays the Search Scope list. This list contains
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the predefined scopes and any scopes you have created and saved with the
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Scope Editor.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Select the search scope to use. The Information Manager replaces the
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previous scope name with the new scope name on the Search Scope button.
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The new scope remains in effect for the remainder of the session, until
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you change it.
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</para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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</Sect3>
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<sect3 id="INFOUG.Search.div.15">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.15">Selecting a Scope from the Query Editor</Title>
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<Para>You can use the Scope Name button to identify which books are to
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be included in searches you start with the Query Editor. To use a search
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scope other than the one displayed:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Scope Name button. A list displays the names of the
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available search scopes. This list contains both predefined and created scopes.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>From the Scope Name list, select the name of the scope to use.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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</Sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.16">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.16">Creating Search Scopes<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>creating scopes</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>scope</Primary><Secondary>creating</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>If you frequently search part of the information library for particular
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information, you might consider creating and saving a custom search
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scope. You create or change search scopes using the Scope Editor.<IndexTerm><Primary>Scope Editor</Primary></IndexTerm>
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</Para>
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<sect3 id="INFOUG.Search.div.17">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.17">Opening the Search Scope Editor<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>Scope Editor</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Scope Editor</Primary><Secondary>opening</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>scope</Primary><Secondary>opening editor for</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>To open the Scope Editor from the Query Editor, click the Scope Editor
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button at the bottom of the Query Editor window.
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</Para>
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<Para>To open the Scope Editor from the Reading window, click the Scope Editor
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button in the lower right corner of the window, or
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choose Scope Editor from the Search menu.
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</Para>
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<Para>The Information Manager displays the
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Scope Editor as shown in the following figure.
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</Para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.16a">Scope Editor Window</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Search.igrph.4" entityref="INFOUG.Search.fig.4"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="INFOUG.Search.div.18">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.18">Creating a New Search Scope<IndexTerm><Primary>Scope Editor</Primary><Secondary>creating scope</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>scope</Primary><Secondary>creating</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<Para>The left side of the Scope Editor window contains a list of the books in
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the information library. You can expand or contract this list by
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clicking the right or down arrows that precede each book title.
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</Para>
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<Para>The right side of the Scope Editor window contains a list of the book
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components that you can include in the scope. By default, the
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Information Manager includes all components in your search.
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</Para>
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<Para>To create a new search scope:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the New button.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the names of the books and components to include
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in the scope.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Save button. The Information Manager opens the Save Scope
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window as shown in the following figure.
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</para>
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<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.18a">Save Scope Window</Title>
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<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Search.igrph.5" entityref="INFOUG.Search.fig.5"></graphic>
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</Figure>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Type the name of the new scope in the input field and click OK. The
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Information Manager displays the new scope name in the Scope Editor
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window.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<Para>To use the new scope in a query, you
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access it as you would any of the pre-defined scopes.
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</Para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="INFOUG.Search.div.19">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.19">Changing Search Scopes<IndexTerm><Primary>Scope Editor</Primary><Secondary>changing scope</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>scope</Primary><Secondary>changing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
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<para>To change an existing scope:
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</para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Scope Name button in the Scope Editor window. The
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Information Manager displays the scope list.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Select the scope you want to change. The name of the selected scope
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appears on the Scope Name button.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>To change which books are included in the scope,
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highlight the titles of the books.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>To change which components are included in the scope,
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highlight the names of the components.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Save button to save your changes.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>When you are finished making changes, click
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the Close button.
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</Para>
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</ListItem>
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</OrderedList>
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<note>
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<Para>To restore the initial definition for the scope, click the Reset button
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at the bottom of the window.
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</Para>
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</note>
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<Para>The Information Manager retains the scope you were previously using for
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searches as the current scope. If you made changes to the current scope,
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the Information Manager applies those changes on the next search made
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with the scope.
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</Para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="INFOUG.Search.div.20">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.20">Copying Search Scopes
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<IndexTerm><Primary>Scope Editor</Primary><Secondary>copyingscope</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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<IndexTerm><Primary>scope</Primary><Secondary>copying</Secondary></IndexTerm>
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</Title>
|
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<Para>To copy a search scope:
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</Para>
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<OrderedList>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Scope Name button in the Scope Editor window. The
|
|
Information Manager displays the scope list.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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|
<Para>Select the scope you want to copy. The name of the selected scope
|
|
appears on the Scope Name button.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Click the Copy button at the bottom of the window. The Information
|
|
Manager displays the Save Scope window.
|
|
</Para>
|
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</ListItem>
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<ListItem>
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<Para>Type the name for the copy and click OK to save it.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<para>Note that the scope continues to exist under its old name as well. See
|
|
<xref Role="JumpText" Linkend="INFOUG.Search.mkr.21"> for
|
|
instructions on how to delete unwanted scopes.
|
|
</para>
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|
</sect3>
|
|
<sect3 id="INFOUG.Search.div.21">
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<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.21">Removing Search Scopes<IndexTerm><Primary>Scope Editor</Primary><Secondary>removing scope</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>scope</Primary><Secondary>removing</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>To remove a previously saved search scope:
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Click the Scope Name button in the Scope Editor window. The
|
|
Information Manager displays the scope list.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Select the scope you want to delete. The name of the selected scope
|
|
appears on the Scope Name button.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Click the Delete button at the bottom of the window. The Information
|
|
Manager removes the scope, and displays the next search scope in the
|
|
scope list.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
</sect3>
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|
</sect2>
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|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="INFOUG.Search.div.22">
|
|
<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.22">Viewing Search Results<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>viewing results</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Search Results</Primary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>After you perform a search, the Information Manager displays a list of
|
|
the sections that contain search matches. This list appears in the
|
|
Search Results window. From the Search Results window, you can go to
|
|
any of the listed sections by clicking its section title.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Para>The following figure shows how matches are listed in order of descending
|
|
importance. The icon to the left of the book title indicates how often
|
|
the search term appears in the given section.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.22a">Search Results Window</Title>
|
|
<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Search.igrph.6" entityref="INFOUG.Search.fig.6"></graphic>
|
|
</Figure>
|
|
<Para>If the Search Results list seems incomplete, too long, or otherwise in
|
|
error, check to see that you used the appropriate search scope. Also,
|
|
check your preference setting for the maximum number of search hits.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Para>When performing multiple searches, it is a good idea to pin the first
|
|
Search Results window. Then, when you perform another search, the new
|
|
results will not replace the results of the first search. Instead, they
|
|
will be displayed in a separate Search Results window.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.23">
|
|
<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.23">Browsing Search Hits<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>browsing hits</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Search Results</Primary><Secondary>browsing hits</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>After you have gone to a section from your Search Results list, you may
|
|
want to view each search hit within the section. Search hits appear
|
|
bold, underlined, and in a different color. The search hit you are
|
|
currently positioned on also has a dotted rectangle around it.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>To browse search hits within a section, use the Next Search and Previous
|
|
Search buttons in the Reading window's tool bar. (You can also choose
|
|
Next Search and Previous Search from the Go menu.)
|
|
</para>
|
|
<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Search.igrph.7" entityref="INFOUG.Search.fig.7"></graphic>
|
|
<para>Next Search displays the next search hit. Previous Search displays the previous search hit.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>If you are at the last hit in the section, the Next Search button appears
|
|
dimmed. If you are at the first hit in the section, the Previous Search
|
|
button appears dimmed.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="INFOUG.Search.div.24">
|
|
<title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.24">Reviewing Results of a Previous Search<IndexTerm><Primary>search</Primary><Secondary>reviewing previous results</Secondary></IndexTerm><IndexTerm><Primary>Search Results</Primary><Secondary>reviewing previous</Secondary></IndexTerm></Title>
|
|
<Para>If you did not pin the results of a previous search, you can still
|
|
retrieve this list. To review a previous Search Results list:
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<OrderedList>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Choose Search History from the Search menu in any Reading window.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Para>The Information Manager displays the Search History window.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Figure><Title id="INFOUG.Search.mkr.24a">Search History Window</Title>
|
|
<GRAPHIC id="INFOUG.Search.igrph.8" entityref="INFOUG.Search.fig.8"></graphic>
|
|
</Figure>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
<ListItem>
|
|
<Para>Double-click on the search for which you want to
|
|
see the results.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
<Para>The Information Manager displays the Search Results window for the
|
|
selected search.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</ListItem>
|
|
</OrderedList>
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can retrieve search results only for searches
|
|
performed in the current browser session.
|
|
</Para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</Sect1>
|
|
</Chapter>
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