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Database Usage Hints |
Selecting multiple items:
Some of the list boxes allow you to select more than one item
in the list. The table below explains how:
Platform |
To select multiple non-contigous items |
To select multiple contiguous items |
PC/Windows |
CTRL-click each item to toggle its selection status. |
Click the first item in the range. Then Shift-click
the last item in the range. Or drag across the items to
be selected. |
Macintosh |
Command-click each item to toggle its selection
status. |
Click the first item in the range. Then Shift-click
the last item in the range. |
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Custom Queries:
Problem accessing digital images:
If you are prompted for a password when trying to access an
image file from the database, this is because the file
permissions on the file are not correct. None of the images linked from pages on
this web site are suppose to be password protected. Please email
the curator and report the filename of the image that could not
be read so that it can be fixed. Thank you.
Specifying strings to search for:
Here's the meaning of the logic options when specifying search strings:
AND |
Only records that contain all the words you specify will be returned. The order of the words does not matter. |
OR |
Any records that contain any of the words you specify will be returned. The order of the words does not matter. |
LITERAL |
Only records that contain all the words you specify in the same order that you specify them and with no other words or characters inbetween will be returned. |
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