Browsing and searching for content

With Corel CONNECT, you can browse for content, or you can search for content by using keywords.

You can browse and search for content in one or multiple locations on your computer or local network as well as online. You can also navigate to previously viewed content.

Searching for content

You can search by the name, category (for example, clipart, photo images, or fonts), or reference information (for example, tags or notes) associated with a file. When you type a term in the Search and address box and initiate a search, all matching files are displayed as thumbnail images in the viewing pane. For example, if you type flower, the application automatically filters out all files that do not match and displays only the files that have the word flower in the filename, category, or tags assigned to the file. You can also type phrases and multiple words, and you can fine-tune your search by using Boolean operators such as AND, NOT, and OR. For example, you can find content that contains both flower and sun images by typing flowers AND sun.

To increase the search speed for local content and improve results, you can adjust the Windows Search options by adding more locations to the index.

You can also find all images on a webpage by typing the web address. For example, typing www.corel.com displays all the images that appear on the Corel website.

Refining your search

By default, your search results include all relevant content such as vector graphics, bitmaps, and fonts. You can narrow down the search results by excluding content. For example, if you are searching for graphics, you can display only vector graphics or only bitmaps. If you want to choose a font for your project, you can display only fonts.

You can widen the scope of a search, and you can cancel a search at any time.

To browse for content

You can browse the contents of only one folder at a time.

To specify the location where you want to browse for content, type or paste a path in the Search and address box, and press Enter. The Search and address bar keeps track only of the locations that you enter manually. To delete all locations, click the drop-down arrow, and click Clear list.

To search for content

You can also
Search for content in multiple locations	Enable the check boxes for the libraries and folders that you want to search, and click the Refresh button .
Show or hide search results for a location	In the viewing pane, click the Show/Hide arrow to the right of the location.
Specify how many online search results to display	Click the Help and options button next to the Search and address box, and click Configure content libraries. Click an online content provider, and choose a number from the Search results list box. This number determines the initial number of search results that are displayed in the viewing pane, as well as the additional results that are displayed each time you click More from.
Fine-tune a search by using Boolean operators	Type one of the following Boolean operators between the search terms: AND — lets you find content that contains all search terms in the Search and address box. Instead of AND, you can also use the plus sign (+). NOT — lets you exclude content that contains the search term after NOT. Instead of NOT, you can also use the minus sign (-). OR — lets you find content that contains at least one of the search terms

Clicking a Show/Hide arrow (1) lets you show or hide the search results for a specific location.

When you search for online content, only vector files and bitmaps are included in the search results.

If you want to browse the folder where a file is stored or access the source webpage of an image, right-click the file, and click Open source location.

To find all images on a webpage

To refine your search

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Folders — to hide or display folders in selected folders

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Vector drawing files — to hide or display vector graphics that are supported by the suite

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Bitmap files — to hide or display bitmaps that are supported by the suite

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Font files — to hide or display TrueType (TTF), OpenType (OTF), and PostScript fonts (PFB and PFM)

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Other files — to hide or display file formats that are not supported by the suite

A category is included in the search results if the button appears pressed.

To navigate to previously viewed content

•	Click the Navigate back or Navigate forward button, located to the left of the Search and address box.

You can also go back to the previous search results by pressing Backspace.

You can also navigate to previously viewed content by clicking the Search and address bar drop-down arrow and choosing a location from the list. The Search and address bar keeps track only of the locations that you enter manually.

To stop a search

•	Click the Cancel search button .

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