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  1.  
  2.                          'View' or Search Options:
  3.                                  Overview
  4.  
  5. Thi≤á optioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ looδ a⌠ thσ Prospec⌠ filσ iε an∙á onσ ì
  6. oµ seven 'viewsº o≥ searcΦ criteria:
  7.  
  8.                      "1)  Search by Company Name"
  9.                      "2)  Search by First Name"
  10.                      "3)  Search by Last Name"
  11.                      "4)  Search by Phone Number"
  12.                      "5)  View or search by Zip Code"
  13.                      "6)  View or search by Category"
  14.                        "7)  Search on Referred by"
  15.  
  16.  
  17. Oncσá yo⌡á selec⌠ you≥ 'view,º theε al∞ record≤ arσ stackeΣ o≥á ordereΣá iε ì
  18. tha⌠á sequence«á  If¼á fo≥ example¼á yo⌡ selec⌠ thσ las⌠ namσ 'view'¼á theε ì
  19. afte≥ yo⌡ searcΦ anΣ locatσ onσ record¼á al∞ record≤ beforσ anΣ afte≥á tha⌠ ì
  20. onσ wil∞ bσ ordereΣ alphabeticall∙ b∙ las⌠ name.
  21.  
  22. Thσá logiπá oµá thi≤ optioε i≤ simila≥ t∩ thσ onσ availablσá iεá thσá 'Fas⌠ ì
  23. SearcΦ ThrougΦ Dataº Menu¼ (Maiε Prograφ Menu¼ Optioε 6⌐ Optioε 1:
  24.                'Lightninτ fas⌠ searcΦ througΦ prospec⌠ file'
  25.  
  26. Iε thσ 'Lightninτ fas⌠ search,º yo⌡ arσ displayeΣ informatioε quickly¼á bu⌠ ì
  27. canno⌠ movσ bacδ anΣ fourtΦ betweeε record≤ tha⌠ arσ adjacen⌠ t∩ thosσ tha⌠ ì
  28. appea≥á iε you≥ match«á  B∙ contrast¼á iε thσ 'Viewº o≥ SearcΦ Optionsº yo⌡ ì
  29. caεá movσ bacδ anΣ fourtΦ amonτ thσ record≤ anΣá observe¼á say¼á al∞á phonσ ì
  30. number≤ o≥ zi≡ code≤ tha⌠ precedσ o≥ follo≈ ß matcheΣ record.
  31.  
  32.                              Search Procedure:
  33.  
  34.                                                                            
  35. Oncσá yo⌡ selec⌠ an∙ onσ oµ option≤ ▒ througΦ 7¼á thσ men⌡ wil∞ brancΦ bacδ ì
  36. t∩ thσ prio≥ screeε anΣ placσ thσ curso≥ iε tha⌠ fielΣ wherσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ d∩ ì
  37. you≥ search«á  Oncσ ß recorΣ i≤ found¼á al∞ record≤ theε wil∞ bσ stackeΣ o≥ ì
  38. ordereΣ b∙ tha⌠ criteria«  
  39.  
  40. Whateve≥ criteriß yo⌡ selec⌠ herσ wil∞ causσ onσ oµ thσ followinτá message≤ ì
  41. t∩ appea≥ oε thσ to≡ t∩ thσ Prospec⌠ Ge⌠ screeε tha⌠ yo⌡ jus⌠ camσ from:
  42.  
  43.  
  44.           "Company Name 'View', records in order by company name"
  45.             "First Name 'View', records in order by first name"
  46.              "Last Name 'View', records in order by last name"
  47.           "Phone Number 'View', records in order by phone number"
  48.               "Zip Code 'View', records in order by zip code"
  49.               "Category 'View', records in order by category"
  50.            "Referred by 'View', records in order of Referred by"
  51.  
  52. A≤ yo⌡ ente≥ 'Nº fo≥ nex⌠ o≥ 'Pº fo≥ previous¼á yo⌡ wil∞ bσ movinτ bacδ anΣ ì
  53. fourtΦ betweeε adjacen⌠ record≤ iε tha⌠ 'view.'
  54.  
  55. è
  56.                  Turning Off the 'View' or Search Options:
  57.  
  58.  
  59. Fo≥ somσ users¼ thesσ seveε searcΦ criteriß presen⌠ to∩ man∙ keystroke≤ fo≥ ì
  60. thei≥á search«á  Iµá yo⌡á wisΦ t∩ reducσ thσ seveε searcΦá option≤á t∩á onσ ì
  61. defaul⌠á optioε fo≥ Compan∙ name¼á theε g∩ t∩ thσ Custoφ Option≤á Men⌡á anΣ ì
  62. observσ optioε G:
  63.  
  64.              "G)  7 choices in search criteria: Prospect Get"
  65.  
  66. T∩ reducσ thσ numbe≥ oµ choice≤ froφ 7 t∩ 1¼ selec⌠ optioε 'Gº t∩ display:
  67.  
  68.                                 "[now Off]"
  69.  
  70.  
  71.  
  72.                            Phonetical searching:
  73.  
  74.  
  75. Iµá yo⌡á elec⌠ an∙ oµ thesσ threσ 'viewsº anΣ thσ prograφ fail≤ t∩ finΣá aε ì
  76. exac⌠ match¼ theε i⌠ attempt≤ t∩ finΣ i⌠ phonetically:
  77.  
  78.  
  79.           "Company Name 'View', records in order by company name"
  80.             "First Name 'View', records in order by first name"
  81.              "Last Name 'View', records in order by last name"
  82.  
  83.  
  84. Afte≥ yo⌡ havσ selecteΣ onσ oµ thesσ three¼á thσ followinτ messagσá appear≤ ì
  85. oε thσ to≡ oµ thσ searcΦ screen:
  86.  
  87.  
  88.      == Alternate phonetical cross referencing in effect on Search.==
  89.  
  90. Iµá aε exac⌠ matcΦ i≤ no⌠ founΣ theε thσ prograφ wil∞ perforφ ßá phonetica∞ ì
  91. search¼ anΣ displa∙ thi≤ tex⌠ whilσ doinτ so:
  92.  
  93.                      "Searching for phonetical match"
  94.  
  95. Let'≤á sa∙á yo⌡á arσ lookinτ fo≥ 'ANNETTEº bu⌠ canno⌠ remembe≥á ho≈á i⌠á i≤ ì
  96. entered«á  Iµ yo⌡ ente≥ eithe≥ 'ANETEº o≥ 'AUNETº theε thσ phonetica∞ matcΦ ì
  97. displayeΣ t∩ yo⌡ fo≥ eithe≥ entr∙ i≤ 'ANNETTE'.
  98.  
  99. Let'≤á sa∙á furthe≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ haΣ entereΣ 'WOLFGANGº bu⌠ coulΣ no⌠á remembe≥ ì
  100. thσ spelling«á  Thσ phonetica∞ searcΦ wil∞ displa∙ 'WOLFGANGº iµ yo⌡á ente≥ ì
  101. eithe≥ oµ thesσ spellings║  'WULFFGUNGº o≥ 'WOOLFGENG'.
  102.  
  103.