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5.1 Searching Using Kerry
To find data using the Kerry tool, follow these steps:
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Press Alt+Space
to open the Kerry Beagle Search window. Alternatively, open the
search window by left-clicking on the Kerry applet icon (a dog's head)
in the system tray.
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Enter the term to find in . To quickly
clear the previously entered text, press the black arrow on the
left.
The search is case insensitive. It does not matter whether you use
uppercase or lowercase characters. To search for optional terms, use
the OR keyword (in uppercase). For example,
Mars OR Venus finds all data containing any
occurrence of Mars, Venus, or both. To exclude search terms, use a
minus symbol (–) in front of them. For example,
Mars -Venus finds all data containing any
occurrence of Mars but without any occurrence of Venus. To search
for an exact phrase, enclose the phrase in quotes. If you want to
include only certain file type in results, specify the filename
extension with ext:. For example,
Mars ext:xml finds xml files containing
Mars.
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Select the scope of the search in the
section of the right panel. To search all the indexed content,
choose . However, you can limit the
search only to indexed ,
, ,
instant messenger ,
, files,
, or
by clicking the appropriate item in the panel. You can change the
scope before or after the search is performed.
Change the sort order of results in the section of the right panel. To sort results by type,
click . Sorting by
, , and
is also possible. You can change the
sort order before or after the search is completed.
You can limit the results by date of last modification. To show all
results regardless of the date of the last modification, click
in the right panel. You can show items
modified today, since yesterday, this week, month, or year by
clicking the appropriate item in the right panel. You can change
this before or after the search is performed.
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Press Enter or click the icon to the right of the
search field to start the search. Results are displayed in the main
area of the window.
Results are displayed in a window, sorted according to your settings.
Click any item to activate it. To open a folder containing a found file
instead of the file itself, click the name of the folder to the right of
the filename. To display more information about an item, click the icon
with the on the left.
You can change the scope of the search, sort order, or limitation by
date at any time by clicking appropriate item in the panel on the right.
Use and to move between pages of the result list. The number
of items found is shown in the bottom part of the window.
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