Customize Search Groups

Fields with similar content, such as name fields (Author, Contributors), and title fields, are linked in search groups, so that you can search in all the fields in a given search group at the same time. In the example below, title fields are linked so that when you search for a title, Ibidem searches each title field, not just the Long Work (or book) title.

The Search Groups tab of the Properties dialog is used to customize search groups. To open this dialog, click File, Properties and then click on the Index Keys tab.

The following settings and options are available:

Search Groups

Lists the search groups defined for the current database.

Identification tag for the Search Group in the Ibidem.ini file.

Search Group Name

Full name of the search group.

Moves the highlighted search group up in the list.

Down

Moves the highlighted search group down in the list.

Edit

Enables editor for highlighted search group.

Add

Lets you add a search group to the list.

Copy

Copies the highlighted search group to a new search group.

Delete

Deletes the highlighted search group.

Fields in Search Group

Displays the fields in the database; fields included in the highlighted search group are checked.

Moves the highlighted field up in the field list.

Down

Moves the highlighted field down in the field list.