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Open the bibliography database table <emph>biblio</emph> in the data source view. While pressing Shift+<switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>, drag a few column headers into the document so that the form fields are created.</paragraph> 48</listitem> 49<listitem> 50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150984" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="19">On the <emph>Form Controls</emph> toolbar, click the <emph>Design Mode On/Off</emph> icon 51<image id="img_id3147618" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_switchcontroldesignmode.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_id3147618" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 52</image> to turn off the design mode.</paragraph> 53</listitem> 54<listitem> 55<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148672" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">On the <emph>Form Navigation</emph> toolbar, click the <emph>Form-Based Filters</emph> icon 56<image id="img_id3149807" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_formfilter.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_id3149807" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 57</image>. The current document is displayed with its form controls as an empty edit mask. The <emph>Form Filter</emph> toolbar appears.</paragraph> 58</listitem> 59<listitem> 60<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149666" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="7">Enter the filter conditions into one or several fields. Note that if you enter filter conditions into several fields, all of the entered conditions must match (Boolean AND).</paragraph> 61</listitem> 62</list> 63<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149481" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">More information about wildcards and operators can be found in <link href="text/shared/explorer/database/02010100.xhp" name="Query Design">Query Design</link>.</paragraph> 64<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:FormFilterExecute" id="bm_id9819688" localize="false"/> 65<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:FormFilterExecute" id="bm_id3148617" localize="false"/> 66<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3152462" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="9"><ahelp hid=".uno:FormFilterExecute">If you click the <emph>Apply Form-Based Filter</emph> icon on the <emph>Form Filter</emph> toolbar, the filter will be applied.</ahelp> You see the <emph>Form Navigation</emph> toolbar and can browse through the found records.</paragraph> 67<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:FormFilterExit" id="bm_id2865336" localize="false"/> 68<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/.uno:FormFilterExit" id="bm_id3149959" localize="false"/> 69<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145273" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="10"><ahelp hid=".uno:FormFilterExit">If you click on the <emph>Close</emph> button on the <emph>Form Filter</emph> toolbar, the form is displayed without a filter.</ahelp></paragraph> 70<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150114" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="11">Click the <link href="text/shared/02/12120000.xhp" name="Apply Filter"><emph>Apply Filter</emph></link> icon 71<image id="img_id3144764" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_datafilterstandardfilter.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_id3144764" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 72</image> on the <emph>Form Navigation</emph> toolbar to change to the filtered view.</paragraph> 73<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146898" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">The filter that has been set can be removed by clicking <link href="text/shared/02/12040000.xhp" name="Remove Filter/Sort"><emph>Remove Filter/Sort</emph></link> icon 74<image id="img_id3151318" src="res/commandimagelist/sc_removefiltersort.png" width="0.222inch" height="0.222inch"><alt id="alt_id3151318" xml-lang="en-US">Icon</alt> 75</image>.</paragraph> 76<embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/> 77<embed href="text/shared/guide/filternavigator.xhp#filternavigator"/> 78<embed href="text/shared/guide/data_search.xhp#data_search"/> 79</body> 80</helpdocument> 81
