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Search and report

Search and report is a powerful tool to find all your information. You can use it just for finding one or more entries, or for creating special print outs, containing only the found data.

Find items

1.

Click the [Search and Report] button in de toolbar.

2.

Use the pull-down box Look in to choose the range of items to look in.

You can choose any of the data types used in WinPIM or choose to search them all (Choose Any type items)

3.

For some data types (Notes/Contacts) you can specify the location to search.

Push the browse button [...] behind the location field to select the node to search.

You may want to check Include all sub groups

4.

In Search field and logic you can choose the field to search. The possible choices depend on the previously made decisions.

5.

In the pull down box just beneath it you can specify the search operator.

6.

In the field behind the operator enter the search value.

7.

Click [Find now]

 

Logic Search

WinPIM support Search Logic, include AND, OR, NOT

 

Logical

Function

Expression

Operator

Note

AND

Must include these words

A B

+, &, Space


OR

Include at least one word

A|B

|, OR

OR must be upper case

NOT

Must not include the word B

A -B

-

Must has space between - and A, no splace between - and  B

 

Using your search results

When you have found the records you wanted to find, you can use them to export, print, mail(merge) and so on, depending on the kind of records you have selected.

Just select the records and right-click, the appropriate options will be given to you in the context menu.

See Also

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