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Combining filters, and understanding search order |
Learn how Saved Searches, playlists, and keyword searching work together for precise control. iEye Captain conducts searches in the following order, which is also how they appear in the main window: PLAYLISTS -> SAVED SEARCHES -> SIMPLE SEARCH It makes sense if you think of it this way… Playlists are your starting point. For instance, you may want to have one playlist for yourself, and one for your spouse. Your spouse may want to do an Advanced Search based on a certain date range, but she is not interested in seeing your recordings from that date range, only hers. Once you have limited the criteria somewhat with an Advanced Search, the Simple Search will help you get closer to what you need. For instance, say you want to burn a DVD. You have your playlist selected, and you click a Saved Search you set up to show only recordings that have already been edited. 30 shows appear… Hmm, maybe you have enough Stargates edited to make a full DVD? Enter “star” in the Simple Search field and you have the shows you need. For smaller libraries or simpler purposes you may find it is enough to have Playlists and Saved Searches set to “All Records,” and primarily use the Simple Search field. But you will find as your library grows the other search functions become more and more indispensable! |