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5.4 Finding Tracks (Search)
By entering text into the Search Field, the currently displayed list is dynamically narrowed
down to the entries containing the typed string. Note the following Hotkeys:
5.4.1 Filtering Playlists
1. Click in the Search Field or hit [Ctrl]/[Cmd]+F.
2. Type a few characters of the track‘s attributes (e.g. the first characters of the track ti
tle).
3. As you type, the search results on the right side are narrowed down to the tracks con
taining the typed search string.
4. Hitting the [Tab] key reverts back to Hotkey control, required for scrolling the list of
results.
Hotkeys will not work while searching.
► Hitting the [Enter] key after entering the search string extends the search to the entire
Track Collection.
► Pressing [Esc] clears the search string and terminates text entry mode.
► Each individual Playlist will retain independent search entries until they are cleared
from the text entry box.
5.4.2 Refining a Search
You can narrow a search to a specific subset of metadata fields by selecting one of the
options from the Refine List.
1. Type a word into the Search Field.
2. Click the Refine button (magnifying glass) behind the Search field and choose a field
from the drop-down menu.
3. The list is narrowed down to only display tracks fitting the criteria chosen from the
drop-down menu.
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Finding Tracks (Search)
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