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Some sample criteria:
1. Find all records whose st ate field is IN.
Ecane
ate
income
2. Find all records whose Surname field begins with M.
ERs
state
income
Theasterisk (¥)is a wildcard character that matches all characters to the end
of the label. It cannot be used at the beginning of a label, followed by an actual
character. The single character wild card (7?) matches any one character but
not a group of them.
3. Find all records whose income field is greater than $20,000.
Eyam.
state
income
+C7>20000
4. Find all records whose St. at. e field is IN and whose income field is greater
than $20,000.
Ec-rnare
state
income
IN
+C7> 20800
When you want to match two or more fields simultaneously, make sure that the
criteria are on the same row.
5. Find all records whose St at. & field is IM or whose incomefield is greater
than $20,000.
ate
income
+C7>28000
When you want to match either of two or more fields—but not necessarily
both—make sure to include each criterion in a separate row.
6. Find all records whose Surname field does not begin with A and whose
st at. e field is IN or whose income field is greater than $20,000.
hate
income
+C7> 20000
Putting a tilde (*) character before a label means to search for all labels except
the ones indicated by the label.
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