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- | ======Searching====== | + | < |
+ | in the process of updating the documentation for | ||
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+ | may be outdated in the meantime. Thanks for your understanding.</ | ||
- | =====Quick Search===== | ||
- | Quick searches provide a fast way to find items in a library or collection. For an overview, watch the [[screencast_tutorials: | + | The information |
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- | ====Running a Quick Search==== | + | |
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- | To begin searching, click inside the search box at the top-right of the center column and start typing your search terms. As you type, only those items in the center column that match the search terms will remain. | + | |
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- | ====Quick Search Options==== | + | |
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- | Quick search can be used in three different modes: | + | |
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- | * "All Fields & Tags" - matches against all fields, as well as tags and text in notes. | + | |
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- | ====Speeding Up Quick Searches==== | + | |
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- | When you have very large collections, | + | |
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- | =====Advanced Search===== | + | |
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- | Advanced searches offer more and finer control than quick searches, and allow you to make [[#saved searches]]. | + | |
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- | ====Running an Advanced Search==== | + | |
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- | To open the Advanced Search window, click on the magnifying glass icon ({{quick_start/ | + | |
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- | {{advanced_search/ | + | |
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- | In this window, you can filter items by the content of specific fields or by other properties, like item type or the collection an item belongs to. Multiple filters | + | |
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- | {{advanced_search/ | + | |
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- | You can filter items by the collections they belong to by searching by " | + | |
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- | To hide non-matching parent items with child items that do match the search criteria, and to collapse matching parent items with matching child items, check "Show only top-level items" | + | |
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- | By default, items only show up in the search results if they satisfy all search criteria. To match search criteria against both parent items and their children, check " | + | |
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- | ====Wild Cards==== | + | |
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- | The % percent sign character acts as a wild card in advanced searches, substituting for zero or more characters. E.g. the search term "W% Shakespeare" | + | |
- | ====Saved Searches==== | + | |
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- | When you save an advanced search, it appears as a collection in your library (but with a saved search icon, {{advanced_search/ | + | |
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- | To save a search, click the "Save Search" | + | |
- | =====Fulltext PDF Indexing===== | + | |
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- | Fulltext PDF indexing allows (embedded) text within PDFs to be searched with quick search (" | + | |
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- | Once PDF indexing is enabled, PDFs are automatically indexed as they are added to your library. PDFs that already existed in your library before you activated indexing can be indexed by going into the [[preferences/ | + | |
- | ====== Sorting ====== | + | |
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- | Items in the center column can be sorted by various properties, such as their title, creators, or the date they were added to your library. For a quick overview, watch the [[screencast_tutorials: | + | |
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- | {{ sorting/ | + | |
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- | To change the way items are sorted, click on any of the headers at the top of the center column. For example, if you click on " | + | |
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- | {{ sorting/ | + | |
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- | You can change which properties are shown in the center column by clicking the sort icon ({{sorting/ | + | |
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- | By default, properties in the center column are arranged from left to right in the order in which they are shown in the dropdown menu. You can rearrange them by dragging and dropping the headers. To reset the order, select " | + |