Searching a Database Using a Data Form Window

Using the data form window, you can quickly and easily perform simple searches. Click the Search button, and Quattro Pro presents a blank window. Type some letters into the field on which you want to base the search; in Figure 12.7, I typed two letters into the Company name field, indicating that I want to search for all companies with names beginning with Ad.

Figure 12.7. Type the search criteria into the appropriate field.

Tip

To reduce the number of records Quattro Pro finds, fill in as many of the search fields as possible. The more information you provide, the fewer records Quattro Pro will find.

When I click any of the navigation buttons, Quattro Pro navigates to and displays only those records that match the search criteria (see Figure 12.8).

Figure 12.8. The last record in the database that meets the criteria is record 118.