Viewing/Searching the Main SongList

Viewing/Searching the Main SongList

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(Figure 4 - SongList View/Edit)

To Search and/or Edit the Main SongList.....

Select the desired "Sort Field" and "Browsing Order" by clicking on the appropriate TAB at the Top of the Dialog (A)

Enter the "Search Text" of the Song Title, Artist or Disc ID (Depending on the Selected "Browsing Order TAB") (B)

Select the desired Search Method. (C)

Click one of the following buttons (D) depending on the desired results…

Search All - Locates listings that match your Search Criteria in ANY field (Title, Artist). Ex: You may enter "My Way Sinatra" to quickly find "My Way" by "Frank Sinatra".

NOTE: DEEP SEARCH - You may also combine the DiscID into the search criteria by performing a "Deep Search". To do this, simply append a PLUS (+) Sign to the END of the Search Text. As an example, to locate the "MUSIC MAESTRO" version of "My Way" by "Frank Sinatra" you may enter "My Way Sinatra MM+" to perform the Deep Search.

· Search Title/Search Artist/Search DiscId - Depending on the selected "Browsing Order" (A), You may search ONLY the applicable field. Ex: Searching the text "Way" will result in a listing of all Songs matching your Search Criteria in ONLY the field selected.

· Show All - Displays ALL listings in your SongBase.

·	All Listings that match the Search Criteria will be displayed in the Listings Window (E)

·	You may Edit, Delete, or Add Listings by using the Edit Buttons at the bottom of the dialog (F)

If the SongList View Dialog was launched from the "Add Songs" Dialog, you'll find an additional button, "Select Listing and Return". (G)

·	After you have located a listing using the above Search procedure, you'll use this button to "ADD" the selected listing to the Performer's Song Queue.

Using the Collapsed Search Results Feature

CompuHost makes it easier than ever to locate a desired listing by utilizing a "Collapsed Duplicates" format, whereby all "duplicates" (matching Title and Artist) are collapsed and expanded by clicking the Plus (+) sign to the left of the SongID. This greatly enhances the performance of your searches while producing more manageable, condensed result sets. (NOTE: This feature may be deactivated within the Options Menu (Main Menu->Options->Disable Collapsed Duplicate...)

SongList Search Helpful Hints

Broad Match - Enter several keywords (or parts of keywords) to narrow down your search results. Ex: Enter "pres lone" to locate "Are You Lonesome Tonight" by "Elvis Presley".
Multiple Selections - To Select/Deselect Multiple listings, hold DOWN the "CTRL" key while clicking the desired listings.
To select consecutive listings, click the FIRST desired listing and hold DOWN the "SHIFT" key while selecting the LAST desired listing.
Embedded Search - Use surrounding "quotes" (") to search for complete "phrases". ie:{"My Way" Elvis} will locate the song "My Way" by Elvis Presley or "I Did It My Way" by Elvis, since both files contain the "phrase" "My Way" and also include "Elvis" anywhere.

Search As You Type (H) - Activating this options allows for immediate Search Results without the need to click a button! CAUTION: Extremely large Songlists may impose excessive CPU load on the underlying computer system. This is entirely dependent on the System Performance capabilities.

For even faster and more convenient song additions, you may utilize the Drag and Drop functionality as demonstrated below.

1 Open the Songlist Viewer by pressing ALT-S or F5.

2 Once opened, you may search your SongList as described earlier and simply Drag and Drop selections onto the appropriate Performer within the Performer Rotation List (H)(Figure - Main Screen), or directly into a selected Performer's Song Queue (I)(Figure - Main Screen).