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Saving a find request
You can see your last several finds in a Recent Finds list. When you have a complex find request
that you want to use on a regular basis, you can name it and save it for later use. After you create a
saved find, you can access it in future sessions.
Note The saved find is also available to any network clients that share the account.
To save a find request:
1. Create a find request or choose a recent find.
For information on creating a find request or accessing a list of recent finds, see Making a find
request.
2. After you have selected the find request you want to save, choose Records menu > Save
Current Find, or do one of the following:
• Windows: Click the down arrow next to Find and choose Save Current Find.
• OS X: Click and hold Find and choose Save Current Find.
3. In the Specify Options for the Saved Find dialog box, enter a name for the saved find.
4. Do one of the following:
• If you do not want to change any of the search criteria, click Save. The saved find
request is now available from the Saved Finds button in the status toolbar.
• If you want to change the search criteria, continue with the next section.
To change search criteria in a find request:
1. Follow steps 1 - 3 in the section above.
2. In the Specify Options for the Saved Find dialog box, click Advanced.
3. In the Specify Find Requests dialog box, do one of the following:
• Click New to change search criteria and save a new find request.
• Select a find request and click Edit to change search criteria.
• Select a find request and click Duplicate to make a copy of the find request and its
search criteria, then double-click the request or click Edit.
You can also select a find request and click Delete to delete the request.
4. In the Edit Find Request dialog box, choose either Find Records or Omit Records.
Finding records adds them to your found set. Omitting records excludes them. An individual
request can find or omit records; use multiple requests if you need to find and omit records.
5. Specify search criteria:
To specify a Do this
Field Under Find records when or Omit records when, double-click a
field name.
To select a field from a related table, click the name of the current
table at the top of the list and select the related table you want.
Select a
related field from this new list.