Once you have categorised data, you will, at some point, wish to search for the data by category. Whenever you search for data across all fields using the Simple Search page, OfficeTalk will always include category information as part of the search. For example, if you search for tasks using the Simple page of the Search Tasks property sheet and you select 'All Fields' from the Field drop down list then any text that you enter in the Text field will be used to try to match any of the tasks associated categories.
So, if you entered 'person' as your search text, OfficeTalk would find, as one of the results, a task associated with the Personal category.
The Search Database dialog box may be displayed by selecting Search Database from the Search menu from within any mode. The Simple page of this dialog box contains a Field drop down list which contains a 'Category Fields' entry. Selecting 'Category Fields' ensures that OfficeTalk will search through only the category fields of any data. Enter the required search text into the Text field.
This search text should contain part or all of the relevant category description. When you press the Search button, OfficeTalk will search for all relevant items whose category fields match the specified search text.