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You can use search to find documents, text in a document, applications, and people. You can also set search preferences for type of search query syntax and scope of search.
Working with Search
Learn to use correct search syntax, and perform searches of your calendar, contacts, other applications, and the internet, all from within Notes.
How can I save and reuse a More search query?
When using the More section of search, you can set up and save a private search query and use it later if you have Reader access to the application and the option Create Personal Agents is enabled for you in the ACL. This is useful if you want to perform the same search again later.

Search
You can use search to find documents, text in a document, applications, and people. You can also set search preferences for type of search query syntax and scope of search.
- Getting started with Search
  You can search from Notes to find documents, document text, applications, and people.
- Search quick reference
  This quick reference card is a list of instructions for common tasks and shortcuts for Notes search, which you can print and keep at your desk for easy reference.
- Working with Search
  Learn to use correct search syntax, and perform searches of your calendar, contacts, other applications, and the internet, all from within Notes.
  - Which type of search syntax should I use?
    By default, Search employs a web-style syntax; that is, if you enter several words to search on, the documents returned in the result set will contain those words, but not necessarily in the order specified in the Search field. It is equivalent to using an AND operator between each word in the search query. If you prefer Notes-style syntax, you can change it.
  - How can I save and reuse a More search query?
    When using the More section of search, you can set up and save a private search query and use it later if you have Reader access to the application and the option Create Personal Agents is enabled for you in the ACL. This is useful if you want to perform the same search again later.
  - How can I search my Mail?
    If you want to find items in your Inbox, you can use some specific Find features, as noted below.
  - How can I search my Calendar?
    If you want to find items in your calendar, you can search your calendar in much the same way you search for documents in any application.
  - How can I search the Internet from within Notes®
    You can perform a search on an Internet search website (search engine) from within Notes®.
  - How can I find contacts or Internet email addresses?
    You can search your Contacts (Notes® application directories on Domino® servers), or Internet directories for contact names or Internet email addresses. Once you find a contact name (except for in an Internet directory), you can view detailed information about the contact, and add it to your Contacts list.
  - How can I use the Search Site application?
    Search Site is a feature from a previous release of Notes® that your organization may use instead of Domain Search, if your administrator has not yet set up Domain Search. You can use a search site application to search for documents containing specified text in multiple applications defined by the administrator of the search site application.
  - How can I search HCL Connections?
    HCL Connections is social networking software for the workplace. Search Activities and other Connections features for a name, word, or phrase that you specify.
- Advanced Search topics
  Learn more about the Search capabilities of Notes.

How can I save and reuse a More search query?

When using the More section of search, you can set up and save a private search query and use it later if you have Reader access to the application and the option Create Personal Agents is enabled for you in the ACL. This is useful if you want to perform the same search again later.

About this task

Searches from the search field in the toolbar are saved locally by default (click Recent Searches in the drop-down list). To save shared More searches that all users can access, you need to have Designer access to the application.

To save a More search query, complete the following steps:

Procedure

Open the application.
Click the search drop-down arrow and then click More Searches > Search This View (Notes Basic client users: Click View > Search This View).
Click More.
Create a search using text, operators, conditions, or options.
Click Save search.
Name the search you want to save in the field provided.
Optional: Select Share this search with other users if the application is on a server and you want others to be able to use the search. This requires Designer access to the application.
Click OK.

To use or delete a saved search

About this task

Click Load search and then do the following actions.

From the menu of previously saved searches, select a search query then click Search. Shared searches are marked as such in the menu.
Choose Delete Saved Search. Select the search query you want to remove from the list displayed in the Delete Saved Search dialog box, then click Delete.

Note: You can delete searches you have saved in an application, as well as any shared searches, if you have at least Designer access to the application.