Advanced search

Query Builder is a graphical tool for advanced search. It makes it really easy to find data.

Tutorial learning objectives

Here’s an 8-step tutorial to get you started. You’ll:

• Create an advanced search in Query Builder

• Run your search

• Check the results

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Using Query Builder for the first time

In this tutorial we build a query to find PDF files that mention passwords.

1. From the main menu select Search

2. Click Advanced Search

3. Make sure that the Common category is open

   If it isn’t open, click the + sign next to Common

   This shows you the fields in that category that you can filter

4. Drag the Body field onto the canvas

   

5. In the search box, type ‘password’

   Don’t include the single quotes

6. From the Common category, drag the File Type field onto the canvas

7. In the search box, type ‘pdf’

   

8. Click Search to run the query

   

Your output should look something like this: