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Filter Setup

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Getting There

Filter Setup can be accessed from the Main menu.  Select => Apps | Filter Setup or by using the Ctrl+Alt+F shortcut virtually anywhere in the program.

 

 

Description

File Filters may be created by the user and tailored to meet specific needs.

 

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To Create a File Filter

 

        1.  Choose Filter Setup from the Apps menu or use the Ctrl+Alt+F shortcut from the main screen.

 

        2.  At the Filter Setup dialog box select New Filter.  

 

        3.  Enter a name for the filter.

 

        4.  Choose which field(s) you want the filter to display.

 

        5.  For some fields you will need to specify a range.  (For example to filter by date  

               you need to specify a beginning and an ending date.)  For other fields you will need

               to specify a value. (For example to search by county you must specify which  

               county.)

 

        6.  Click Ok to add the new filter to the filter list.

 

        7.  Click Close to leave the Filter Setup menu.

 

        8.  Select the desired filter from the Selected File Filter field.