Content Manager 25.2 Content Manager

# Search editors

Content Manager enables you to use different search dialogue boxes, also called search editors. They appear when you click for example Search - Find Records, or Search - Find Locations, for example.

- Default Boolean search editor - see Search for ... dialogue boxes
- Multi-field search editor - see Using the multi-field search editor
- String-based search editor - see Using the string-based search editor

While you can select a default search editor that appears as your Search for ... dialogue, you can switch between the different editors for that search in that dialogue by using the Editor button at the bottom:

- Boolean
- Multi-field
- String
- Filters - to switch between search result filtering editors:
  - Multi-field
  - String

Selecting the default search editor

1. Click File - Options
2. On the Search tab, select from the options under Editor to use when searching
   - For Records
     - String-based Editor
     - Multi-field Editor
     - Boolean Editor
   - For other Content Manager items
     - String-based Editor
     - Multi-field Editor
     - Boolean Editor
3. Click OK.

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Product: Content Manager 25.2

Topic Title: Search editors