Image Database - Searching

 

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You can search an image database by:

  • Keyword
  • Creator
  • Filename
  • Title
  • Description
  • Thumbnail

If you have created additional columns, you can search information in those columns as well.

To search an Image Database

    1. From the Course Menu, click Image Database. The Image Database screen appears.
    2. Under Image Database, click the image database that you want to search. The Database screen appears.
    3. Under Options, click Search. The Search screen appears.
    4. Choose your search parameters:
      a) From the Search drop-down list, select the images to search.
      • To search all images in an image database, select All images.
      • If you have already performed a search and want to search only the subset of images retrieved, select Listed images.

    b) From the Criteria drop-down list, select the column to search.
    c) From the Comparison drop-down list, select one of the following:

Comparison Term
Description
Not blank The specified column has information in it.
Greater than

Searches columns with numerical information. Numbers in the specified column are greater than the number entered in the Value text box.
Contains Text or numbers in the specified column must match any part of the text or numbers entered in the Value text box.
Blank The specified column is empty.
After Searches columns with alphabetical information. Text in the specified column must start with words/letters that occur alphabetically after the words/letters entered in the Value text box.
Before Searches columns containing alphabetical information. Words in the specified column must start with words/letters that occur alphabetically before the word/letter entered in the Value text box.
Equals Content of the specified column must match exactly with the text or numbers entered in the Value text box.
Starts with Text in the specified column must start with the letter entered in the Value text box.
Ends with Text in the specified column must end with the letter entered in the text box.
Less than Searches columns with numerical information. Numbers in the specified column must be smaller than the number entered in the Value text box.
  1. In the Value text box, enter the words or numbers to be searched.
  2. Click Search. A table appears containing the images that satisfy your search requirements.
  3. To revert to the entire list of images once your search is complete, click Show all.

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