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5. Working with PhotoLine / 5.4 Browse

### 5.4.17 Search Pictures

Search Pictures searches for pictures in a given directory and optionally in its subdirectories. You can search for many different criteria like filename, file size or a keyword.

There are two possible search methods: a simple and a complex search. A simple search is testing the files only for a single criterion, for example for the filename. In this case it is enough to simply define the criterion and to start the search by using OK.

A complex search is testing for several criteria, for example you can look for all files created after 8/19/2004, that are larger than 100 kByte and have "Pic" as part of their filename. In order to start a complex search you first have to add all criteria to the list at the left. You do this by defining a criterion and adding it by using New Entry. Wrong entries can be removed with the Delete-button. After creating all entries, and and or are controlling whether all conditions have to be met or whether one of the criteria is sufficient. Afterwards OK starts the search.

If Search in Folders is activated, additionally to the files in the current directory the files in the subfolders are tested, too.

The result of the search is displayed in the browse window under Search Result. Of course you can search in the search results, too.