Find items in a list

You can find items by using a simple search for a specific item in a list, or a more specific search where you search for a specific item in a column in the list.

Search for items anywhere in a list

To search for items anywhere in the desktop list, use the Search list box at the top of the list.

Find items in particular list columns

Use Find to search for items in particular list columns.

1. Right-click inside a column in the list and select Find.

2. Enter the text to look for in the Find box.

3. Select the column to search from in the In column list.

   By default, In column is set to the column that you right-clicked inside.

4. Choose how to search for the text in Match.

   • Select Any to find the text anywhere in the item. For example, if you search for cost you will find Cost of sales - Default and Vehicle cost.

   • Select Start to search for the text if it appears at the start of the item. For example, if you search for cost you will find Cost of sales - Default but not Vehicle cost.

   • Select Whole to search for the full text of the item. For example, you will need to enter Cost of sales - Default to find Cost of sales - Default.

5. Select Apply Filter to find the text.

Note: The filter is applied to the current view of the items you can see in the list. If you apply another filter to the list, you may see fewer items then you expect, because the filter is applied in addition to the previous filter. To reset the list so that Find searches all items again, select Clear Filters in the Find window, or select Refresh List in the desktop toolbar.