^^1^^Welcome to the Selection module training package.
^^2^^With the selection module you may build simple (all the NY contacts) or complex (all the company with a buget > 10000 that have not been contacted after 12-Jan-1995) queries.
The result of a query is displayed in the main list.
^^3^^To start the selection module you may either:
^^4^^Use the Selection button
^^5^^Use the Document - select menu item.
^^6^^This is the selection form for the contact data file
The form is divided in the following areas
^^7^^1) The Selection expression area; inserting the appropriate values You build the selection expression you need;
^^8^^The selection expression area may have a verticall scroll bar, clicking on it the
fields that are not included on the main screen are dispayed
^^9^^2) a set of button on the top; these button allows to build sel. expression that spawn multiple data file.
^^10^^3) A command area with option to save the current query or to retrieve a saved query.
^^11^^The selection expression:
To build your selection expression you must give a field, an operator, a value:
for example you must inform the system that you want to select: all the contacts with
State equal NY.
To build this selection expression you must first identify (on the left) of the screen the field. P.e. State.
^^12^^Then You must select the operator; at the right of the field there is a Combo Box, if you open it a list of possibilities appears.
^^13^^Now if you press OK the selection is done and the selected records displayed on the main list
^^14^^Go back to the selection module
^^15^^Now I may want to build a more complex selection: the contacts from NY state that I have contacted by telephone after the 12-Jan-1995
^^16^^I start inserting the first selection criteria contacts from NY State.
^^17^^Then I build the second selection criteria: contacted by telephone after the 12-Jan-1995.
^^18^^First I select the button that represent an agenda item at the top of the screen
^^19^^The agenda items selection screen appears
^^20^^I select Type Equal Telephone
Creation Date after 1-12-95
(In the creation date field I may use all the dates hot keys)
^^21^^I then Select Ok
^^22^^I am now back to the main contact form, I just press OK.
^^23^^The new set (empty in this case) appears on the main list
^^24^^I may also save an expression using the save button
^^25^^Giving a name
^^26^^Or retrieve a saved query
^^27^^A saved query may be modifyed and saved again
^^28^^Lets see now another kind of selection
^^29^^I may decide to reduce the list I working on manually selecting the documents; to do that just multiple select the (CTRL - left mouse button) then press the select button.
^^30^^As you see the list has been reduced
^^31^^Compliments, you have learned how to use the selection module.