Find module

Opening the Find module

Go to the Find module by clicking on the Find tab.

Find fields

On small screens, the Find fields are initially not shown, in order to preserve space. You can show the fields by pressing the button behind the Find field. You can remove the fields from the screen by pressing the Hide button.

TextEnter text fragments to look for:
xyzAny word starting with xyz.
=xyzWord must be exactly xyz.
*xyzWord contains xyz anywhere in its text.
"abc xyz"Text combination abc followed by xyz
abc + defBoth texts abc AND def must occur.
abc+defSame as above, spaces are optional.
abc defSame as above, AND is the default.
(A + is automatically inserted before def.)
-abcText abc must NOT be present in the text.
This can be combined with =, * and "" as shown above.
Examples:
-=morning
-*ation
-"from bed"
abc / defEither abc OR def must occur (spaces are optional).

Combinations of these are possible. Examples:
four/eight pm(four OR eight), AND pm.
pm four/eightSame as above, the order is not important.
"rising from bed" morningThe sequence rising from bed, AND morning.
fear / anxiety crowd/people(fear OR anxiety) AND (crowd OR people).
(A + is automatically inserted before crowd)
RemediesEnter the abbreviations of remedies to look for. Pressing the button, located near the right side of the field, will pop up a search window allowing you to interactively select a remedy, in case you do not know the abbreviation by heart.
sepRemedy sep
sep. Same as above, the dot notation can be used, but is not needed here (it is needed in the Find field).
-sepRemedy sep must NOT be present in the rubric.
sep / nat-mEither remedy sep OR nat-m
sep nat-mSame as above, OR is the default.
(A / is automatically inserted before nat-m)
sep/staph+nat-m/mag-m(sep OR staph) AND (nat-m OR mag-m)
sep. staph. + nat-m. mag-m. Same as above. (A / is automatically inserted before staph and before mag-m)
Min. gradeEnter the minimum gradation for remedies (1 to 4).
Min. rubric sizeEnter the minimum number of remedies in a rubric.
Max. rubric sizeEnter the maximum number of remedies in a rubric.
Complete SymptomsRestrict search to complete symptoms.
A complete symtom is a symptom that consists of a Location, a Sensation, and Modalities or Concomitants.
This option is used exclusively when searching in the Complete Repertory. Other repertories generally do not contain this information.
RepertoryThis option is only shown in case your license supports the use of multiple repertories.
It allows you to search exclusively in the repertory that is currently opened in the Book module, or in all available repertories.
ChaptersPressing the button, located near the right side of the field, will pop up a window allowing you to interactively select chapters.
Rubric typesPressing the button, located near the right side of the field, will pop up a window allowing you to interactively select rubric types, like Times, Sides, Location etc..
In case your license supports the use of additional repertories, please note that additional repertories have often not tagged the rubrics as Times, Sides, Location etc. Any selection you make here, can only be applied to repertories that have been properly prepared for this, like the Complete Repertory.

Searching will start automatically after entering your search criteria, there is no need to press any button.

Note that for text the default for multiple fragments is AND, but for remedies it is OR.
The reason for this is that when entering multiple text fragments you most likely intend to restrict the search result, whereas for multiple remedies you might want to do differential diagnosis.

Find results

On the iPhone, searching will start as soon as you finished typing into a field. When you type using the onscreen keyboard, you must first hide that. In case you are using an external keyboard, hit the Enter key.

The level of detail depends on what has been searched for. If remedies were searched for, the selected remedies are included in the find result. If only text was searched for, no remedies are shown.
In short, the find result focuses on what you asked for, not the details that are not asked for.

The find result area has many similarities with the Book module.
Navigation is done with the same keyboard, mouse, button bar, or menu features.
Also, the layout is automatically adjusted to the size of the window.

In the Find module, showing remedies is restricted to the somewhat smaller rubrics. Rubrics with many remedies show only the number of remedies.

In addition to the navigation options in the Book module, the find result offers the option of jumping straight to a rubric in the book, by simply double clicking on a rubric with the mouse.