How to Use Global Search

To use global search, enter keywords that map to all or part of a record name or ID in the search field at the top of any page. You can quickly move the cursor to the search field by pressing Alt+G.

Global search keywords can include letters, numbers, dashes, underscores, and % wildcards. Any other characters count as spaces. You can use OR to separate keywords in global search. You can add a prefix to keywords to narrow the search by record type. A search prefix uses some or all letters of a record type, plus a colon or caret. For example, use it: to search for items.

For best results, use keywords between 3 and 32 characters. Anything longer is cut off, and if a keyword is too short or not unique, you may not get the results you expect when searching over a large amount of data.

By default, global search shows a list of suggested matches as you type. You can select one or press Enter to see all matching results.

By default, global search sorts results by record type, then by name or ID. To sort only by name or ID, you can enable the Global Search Sort by Name/ID option at Home > Set Preferences on the Analytics subtab.

Important:

Global search is designed to find the best matches quickly, not every possible match. To keep speed and ease of use, it limits results when there's a large number of matches. Because of this, some records may not appear in auto suggest or search results, and if you use generic keywords it may not return any results at all. To get the most relevant results, use specific keywords. For more information, see Simple and Advanced Searches.

You can print, email, or export global search results to a CSV or Microsoft® Excel file. See Emailing Search Results and Exporting Search Results.

You can edit records directly on the global search results page. See Inline Editing of Global Search Results.

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