How Do I Find Everything about a Subject?
List of: Discussion Topic
Contents: Online Help Guide

To locate all information relating to a specific topic, begin with the Subjects button and locate the subject yourself, or you can use the Find or Index buttons to search for the desired subject.

Using Subjects


1. To locate all information relating to a specific topic, alphabetically, click on Subjects.


2. To display the list of all information relating to a specific topic, click on the bookshelf icon to the left of the desired subject.


3. Using the scroll bar as necessary, locate the desired subject in the list displayed in the Selection frame and click on the entry to display the data.

Example Using Subjects

Suppose you want to find all information relating to "offsetting" using Subjects.


1. Click on Subjects


2. Using the scroll bar as necessary, locate the desired subject in the list displayed in the Selection frame and click on the bookshelf icon to the left of Offsetting.


3. Click on the closed book icon to the left of Discussion Topics.


4. Click on the desired entry. The information is displayed in the Data frame.

Using Find


1. To search for a specific subject, type the name of that subject in the space provided and then click on Find. The Find search function is case sensitive. You may use one or more "*" to indicate wildcards. Enter a character string in the search field and click on Find. A listing of all instances of the word found in the documentation is displayed in the Selection frame.


2. Using the scroll bar as necessary, locate the desired function in the list displayed in the Selection frame and click on the entry to display the data.

Example Using Find

Suppose you want to find all information relating to "offsetting" using Find.


1. Type the search string offsetting in the search field.


2. Click on Find. A listing of all instances of the word found in the documentation is displayed in the Selection frame.


3. Using the scroll bar as necessary, locate the desired subject in the list displayed in the Selection frame and click on the entry to display the data.

Using Index


1. To search for a specific subject, type the name of that subject in the space provided and then click on Index. Unlike the Find function, the Index function is not case sensitive, and you cannot use wildcards in an index search. A listing of all instances of the word found in the index is displayed in the Selection frame.


2. Using the scroll bar as necessary, locate the desired subject in the list displayed in the Selection frame and click on the entry to display the data.

Example Using Index

Suppose you want to find all information relating to "offsetting" using Index.


1. Type the search string offsetting in the search field.


2. Click on Index. A listing of all instances of the word found in the index is displayed in the Selection frame.


3. Using the scroll bar as necessary, locate the desired subject in the list displayed in the Selection frame and click on the entry to display the data.
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