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+====== How to: Search the Entity Index ======
+  * [[menu:entityindex|Open the Entity Index]]
+At the bottom of the Entity Index (aka the 'EI') you will see the search control, consisting of:
+  - A text box (where you input the value to be searched)
+  - An 'X' button (quick way to clear the text box)
+  - A 'Search' button (executes your search), and
+  - A drop-down arrow button (contains the search options)
+{{:howto:ei-opts.png|}}
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+To search, enter a word or words that you would like to use as a search
+    * Hit <Enter>
+    * Note the number of hits, e.g., 4 hits
+    * Headings for records that match your search will be highlighted, but you may have to go up and down the page to see them all
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+To change the search options, click the drop-down arrow (as in the above screenshot).
+  * Case sensitive is off if not checked
+  * Search Composite key only: limit the search to the 'Composite Key' column of the EI
+  * Search Identifiers only: limit the search to LCCNs, ISBNs, and other entity Identifiers
+  * Search relationships only: limit the search to RDA relationships
+  * Search CK + Identifiers (default): search the 'Composite Key' column of the EI and also search LCCNs, ISBNs, and other entity Identifiers
+  * Search Element name or Id: assumes that the text to be searched is
+      * a RIMMF Element Id (5 digits)
+      * an RDA opaque element Id ('P' + 5 digits)
+      * an RDA lexical element name in English
+  * Search Whole Record: searches the entire contents of all records, with the following caveats:
+      * if searching for an element label, the text should match the current selection in the [[details:languages|language options]]
+      * if searching for a vocabulary value
+         * the text entered may be either the uri or the label of the item (but again, the latter must match the current language choice)
+         * Note: At present, the full text of the vocabulary value must be entered--therefore, searching 'established' will not match 'fully established' in Status of Identification (though it may match 'established' elsewhere in the record text).

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