Starting a Search

To search the current DigiBase browser:

1 Click the Search icon to display the Search pane.

You can also start a search by pressing Command+F (Mac) or Control+F (Windows).

2 Do one of the following:

Type text into the File Name field to search by name, or type a date, or select a kind from the Kind pop-up menu. See Entering Data for Searches for more information.

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Choose additional search criteria as needed. Press Tab to move to the next available search field, or Shift+Tab to move to the previous.

3 Click the Search button, or press Return (Mac) or Enter (Windows).

Searching begins, indicated by the spinning arrows in the toolbar, and by the Search button changing to Stop. The Results List (at the bottom of the DigiBase browser) fills with items that match the search criteria. Items can be selected and auditioned as they are found.

To stop a search:

During a search, click the Stop button.

This stops the search routine, and the Stop button changes back to Search. Whatever results have already been found continue to be displayed, and all entries in search fields are retained.

To reset your search settings:

Click Reset to clear all criteria in search fields, and return to the main Browser view (all items). The Search pane remains open.

To close the search pane and return to the complete Browser view:

Click the browser Search icon to toggle the Search pane closed or open.

The search is stopped, the Search (and Search Results pane) close, and the window returns to show the main Browser view.