Find on Report
How Do I...
Use this window to search for text within a report or financial statement.
- With a report or financial statement displayed, select the Find
button.
Sage 50 displays the Find on Report window.
- In the Find what
text box, enter the text you want to locate.
Note: Sage 50
stores the last 20 values you entered in the Find
what text box. You can choose one of your previously entered values
by selecting it from the drop-down list. The list is stored until you
close Sage 50.
- Select the Search
forward or Search backward
option.
- If you want your search to be case sensitive,
select the Match case check box.
Sage 50 will search only for text that matches the case of whatever
you enter in the Find what text
box. For example, if you enter "SMITH" in all capital letters
and select Match case, Sage 50
will search for any occurrence of "SMITH" in all capital letters.
It will not search for "smith" or "Smith."
- Select the Use
wildcards check box if you'd like to use wildcards in your search.
For more information, see the topic about wildcards in the Learn More
section below.
- If you want to search for a complete word, select
the Find complete words only check
box. For example, if you have this option selected and you enter "age"
in the Find what text box, only
the word "age" will be located-- not "Sage"
or "aged."
- Click the Find
Next button to start your search.
Sage 50 will locate and highlight the first instance of text that
matches what you entered in the Find
what text box.
- To find additional text, click the Find
Next button.
- When finished, click the Cancel
button to close the Find on Report window.
Learn More
Would
you like to learn more about using wildcard characters?
In your search you can use two wildcard characters: ? and
*.
- Use the ?
wildcard character to find text that contains any single character in
the position taken by the wildcard. For example, typing in SM?TH
would find both SMITH and SMYTH.
- Use the *
wildcard to find a string of characters. For example, typing in account* would find accounts, accounting, and
accountant.
Learn
about various ways to print or send a displayed report or financial statement
Why
is there a blue box surrounding a transaction on the report or financial
statement?
When certain reports or financial statements are displayed,
you may notice a thin blue rectangle surrounding a line that contains
a transaction. When you move your cursor over the transaction line, the
cursor changes from an arrow into a magnifying glass with a "Z"
in the center. This is referred to as the "drill down" feature.
You can click these transactions to drill down to the task
window that includes the original transaction information. From financial
statements, you can drill down to the General Ledger report, where you
can drill down to original transaction detail. How do I do this?
How
can I customize or design a report or financial statement?
For reports, you can click and drag the blue lines around the column titles to change the column width. For financial statements, you can click the Design
button when a financial statement is displayed and customize
the information to fit your specific needs. For more information, click
the appropriate topic below.
Design a report
Design
a financial statement