> ## Searching

> Some of the most commonly used features in AudBase begin with a search. Whether you are creating a report, exporting data, building a graph or printing a letter, you begin by searching for such things as subjects, providers or clinical data, and then putting the results together in different ways.

> This group of topics will show you some of the essentials of searching, using simple examples to help you visualize typical AudBase search methods. After you learn a few basic searching concepts, you'll soon be using this powerful tool to simplify some of your most frequent tasks. At the end of this chapter, we will look at two more complicated types of searches: Sequential and Special Relation. .

> For more detail about creating effective searches, refer to the "Searching" and "Database Design and Theory" chapters in the Audbase User Guide.

> Opening the Search form
> Using the New Query form
> Working with search sets
> <Saving and loading searches
> Executing Sequential Searches

> At the end of this chapter, we will look at two more complicated types of searches: Sequential and Special Relation.