Laserfiche search is a powerful way of quickly locating documents in your repository based on whatever information you have. For example, you can search by full or partial entry names, particular field data, text, or annotation text. Most search types can be customized with wildcards or advanced search operators.
There are three methods of searching in Laserfiche:
After performing a search, a list of documents and/or folders that match the search criteria will be displayed in the Contents Pane. You can configure what columns are displayed from the Search: Results node of the Options dialog box (accessed by going to the Tools menu, clicking Options, clicking Search, and selecting Columns).
Quick Search lets you perform a basic search without having to open a new pane or change your repository view. The Quick Search is located in the top, right corner of the Laserfiche client applications. From here, you can search text, entry names, fields, annotations, or a combination of these. The various types of searches will be combined with the OR operator, meaning one or the other or all of the selected criteria must be met. Learn more about Quick Search.
The Search Pane allows you to create detailed searches that will locate entries based on one or more search types. The various types of searches will be combined with the AND operator, meaning all of the selected criteria must be met. Learn more about Search Pane Searches in the Laserfiche Client or Search Pane Searches in Web Access.
Tip: After performing a search, you can search within your results by using the Refine results button on the bottom of the Search Pane. See Refining results for more information.
Once you have performed a quick search or a search pane search, you can review the search results in the contents pane. Information about results will be displayed in the columns. You can also customize what columns will be displayed for search results (see Assigning Columns to the Default View for more information).
To open a document from a search list
When an OCRed document is open in the Document Viewer, you can search for particular words or phrases within that document.
In the desktop Laserfiche Client, search within a document by pressing CTRL + F or by selecting Find from the Edit drop-down menu.
In Web Access, type the word or phrase you want to search for in the Search document text box located in the Document Viewer toolbar.
